Putting a sign in my front yard warning I have guns, good or bad idea?

[-JD-]

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

an oldie but goodie...er, at least i have always assumed these types of pictures were jokes.

if anyone actually puts such a sign in their yard, i have to question whether they really thought it through.

i know which house i would target if i were a burglar, and it ain't the one the arrow is pointing toward. guns don't do anything to protect a home when no one is home. on the other hand, they do provide a nice payday for the burglar...

And how do you think it would play at the civil wrongful death suit if you ever were forced to defend yourself in your home?

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by theshadow

Sorry, I see no invitation, only a statement of facts. Other than that, it seems some people are humor impaired.

If this was more than just a joke, I'd bet the lawyers would see it my way.

[MrUgly]

Originally Posted by Hawk

If this was more than just a joke, I'd bet the lawyers would see it my way.

Why? While I find the sign a tad verbose, an ADT sticker and an "I don't dial 911" say the same thing. Winky smilies aside, what reasons do you have?

[Shawn.L]

Originally Posted by MrUgly

Why? While I find the sign a tad verbose, an ADT sticker and an "I don't dial 911" say the same thing. Winky smilies aside, what reasons do you have?

if you truly cant see what sort of damage a "I dont dial 911" sticker would have on you if you are ever in trial in relation to a defensive shooting then nothing I or anyone here can say will help you.

[MrUgly]

Originally Posted by Shawn.L

if you truly cant see what sort of damage a "I dont dial 911" sticker would have on you if you are ever in trial in relation to a defensive shooting then nothing I or anyone here can say will help you.

That horse you're on, dismount. Scroll up, go read the first post. Now read the third. I was responding to Hawk's post, Re: the lawyers seeing it his way. At no point did I reference a defensive shooting, nor did Hawk. He was referencing the liability issues of suggesting a thief hit a neighbor.

Before making snarky comments, it would behoove you to make sure you understand the conversation.

Originally Posted by Hawk

Bad idea! You're basically advertising and inviting the bad guys to rob your neighbor. If this was to happen, I think you're neighbor may have grounds for a law suit against you. This "nut" needs to take out his aggravation with his neighbor in a more intelligent manner.

Originally Posted by Hawk

If this was more than just a joke, I'd bet the lawyers would see it my way.

[Shawn.L]

Originally Posted by MrUgly

That horse you're on, dismount. Scroll up, go read the first post. Now read the third. I was responding to Hawk's post, Re: the lawyers seeing it his way. At no point did I reference a defensive shooting, nor did Hawk. He was referencing the liability issues of suggesting a thief hit a neighbor.

Before making snarky comments, it would behoove you to make sure you understand the conversation.

well, I see one snarky remark deserves another.

and I see where I misread the converstation

but the horse stays

if you put up a sign pointing at my home and inviting a crime to be commited to it you can bet Id see you in court.

[Shawn.L]

Originally Posted by MrUgly

Why? While I find the sign a tad verbose, an ADT sticker and an "I don't dial 911" say the same thing. Winky smilies aside, what reasons do you have?

no they dont. namely and specifically they say nothing about anyone but the homeowner, giant red arrows aside.

[MrUgly]

Originally Posted by Shawn.L

no they dont. namely and specifically they say nothing about anyone but the homeowner, giant red arrows aside.

Meh. I don't care enough to articulate why I think you're wrong. You win, go you.

[Maquis]

I wouldn't advertise~I don't wear "gun" tshirts or bumperstickers or hats, don't go to internet "meets", stay pretty well quiet and closed in; nasty world out there..

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by MrUgly

Why? While I find the sign a tad verbose, an ADT sticker and an "I don't dial 911" say the same thing. Winky smilies aside, what reasons do you have?

IANAL, but the sign alone would most likely be actionable in a civil suit on the bases of vilification:

In law, defamation – also called calumny, libel, slander (for spoken words), and vilification (for written or otherwise published words) – is the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group, government or nation a negative image. It is usually, but not always,[1] a requirement that this claim be false and that the publication is communicated to someone other than the person defamed (the claimant).