Owning Gun =/= You a Cop

[Kirk Freeman]

Never hurts to remind us all that just because you have a gun does not make you a cop, or Judge Dredd.

Father and son team arrested for playing armed neighborhood watch and drawing down on new homeowners.

You are not Batman, you are just a guy, probably an untrained guy, with a gun.

Let those dripping with qualified immunity do the investigating.

Newton County neighbors charged after home buyers' arrests *| ajc.com

 

[canav844]

But I thought LTCH = license to carry cop? They just let the cop out of the holsters.

 

[netsecurity]

They should have known they were innocent when they saw they were grandparents, sheesh!

 

[Mosinguy]

Link doesn't work for me.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Link is fine.

 

[TaunTaun]

I am BATMAN!!!

 

[Mosinguy]

Link is fine.

Mosinguy never gets to see the cool stuff

 

[BLA]

They should have known they were innocent when they saw they were grandparents, sheesh!

My thoughts exactly. And AR-15s that's a bit of an overkill. They should have just called the cops/ the ones with badges.

 

[cobber]

Never hurts to remind us all that just because you have a gun does not make you a cop, or Judge Dredd.

Father and son team arrested for playing armed neighborhood watch and drawing down on new homeowners.

You are not Batman, you are just a guy, probably an untrained guy, with a gun.

Let those dripping with qualified immunity do the investigating.

Newton County neighbors charged after home buyers' arrests *| ajc.com

Father and son are truly fortunate no one was hurt, or that the [STRIKE]homeowners [/STRIKE] parents weren't carrying and decided to defend their curtilage.

911 anyone?

I would be having second thoughts about moving into that neighborhood if I were their son...

 

[Darral27]

From what I read the Canole's did not know the neighbors or that the house had been purchased. It said the "Thursday night" so I am assuming it was after sunset that the new owners parents went to change the locks. The Canole's heard the commotion, grabbed their guns and went to check it out, found two people they thought were trying to break into the house and held them there until police arrived. I do not see that they did anything wrong. Maybe some of you do not realize but forclosed homes are prime picking for thieves these days. I would think that although they may not appreciate what happened and how it happened they would at least appreciate that they have neighbors who are willing to look out for them. Sounds like something a handshake and cookout could fix real easy. If anybody is at fault it should be the police for arresting the parents and not trying to verify their story.

 

[BLA]

If they would have called police and gotten a plate number there wouldn't have been a problem at all. The story would have been verified more quickly and gun owners wouldn't have a bad light shed on us. Them using AR's didnt help either. Especially with all the "assault weapon" crap going on

 

[Hakk]

id be glad to have neighbors like that.

 

[mrortega]

From what I read the Canole's did not know the neighbors or that the house had been purchased. It said the "Thursday night" so I am assuming it was after sunset that the new owners parents went to change the locks. The Canole's heard the commotion, grabbed their guns and went to check it out, found two people they thought were trying to break into the house and held them there until police arrived. I do not see that they did anything wrong. Maybe some of you do not realize but forclosed homes are prime picking for thieves these days. I would think that although they may not appreciate what happened and how it happened they would at least appreciate that they have neighbors who are willing to look out for them. Sounds like something a handshake and cookout could fix real easy. If anybody is at fault it should be the police for arresting the parents and not trying to verify their story.

A bad situation for sure but you make a good point about foreclosed homes. A buddy who just got his realtor's license is looking to buy a pistol to carry because he has to visit those types of properties and he has gone into more than one where somebody had forced a door or window and evidently hung out for a few days.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I do not see that they did anything wrong.

Anything? You mean like other than the pocket full of felonies--Pointing a Firearm, Criminal Confinement While Armed, Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon?

Anything wrong with your neighbors drawing guns on you and not for a serious reason like you not edging your lawn or not putting your trash roller back in the garage (if that was the reason=not guilty).

The BatSignal was not on. Stay inside and call the boys in blue (or the men in mustard as it is Joe-juh), use your money to pay your mortgage and not be subject to a court order denying you your guns.

 

[Fargo]

From what I read the Canole's did not know the neighbors or that the house had been purchased. It said the "Thursday night" so I am assuming it was after sunset that the new owners parents went to change the locks. The Canole's heard the commotion, grabbed their guns and went to check it out, found two people they thought were trying to break into the house and held them there until police arrived. I do not see that they did anything wrong. Maybe some of you do not realize but forclosed homes are prime picking for thieves these days. I would think that although they may not appreciate what happened and how it happened they would at least appreciate that they have neighbors who are willing to look out for them. Sounds like something a handshake and cookout could fix real easy. If anybody is at fault it should be the police for arresting the parents and not trying to verify their story.

My big problem with their actions was that it was apparently a bank-owned vacant house which was for sale. It isn't like their neighbors were on vacation and they knew no one was supposed to be there.

Bank owned properties which are for sale have tons of people, included but not limited to realtor, bank reps, HUD reps, potential buyers, and actual buyers, who legitimately belong there. You can't go pointing guns at them.

If this was an occupied house where you knew the owners, that is one thing. This on the otherhand was just stupid and dangerous IMO.

These two are going to be lucky not to come out of this as convicts.

Joe

 

[BLA]

+1 to Kirk

 

[smitty12b]

but but I have a glock 22, ccw badge and I took this class once...I'm a sad panda

 

[BLA]

but but I have a glock 22, ccw badge and I took this class once...I'm a sad panda

I have actually met quite a few people like that

 

[smitty12b]

I have actually met quite a few people like that

I forgot to mention that I am a highly trained weapons expert.......on call of duty

 

[BLA]

I forgot to mention that I am a highly trained weapons expert.......on call of duty

Hahaha that's how those conversations seem to go