gwpercle
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My favorite sign says " this house protected by extreme poverty....we don't have anything worth stealing ".
Warning stickers - Yes or No?
- Thread starter Shootist1954
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Warning stickers?
One word answer. NO NO AND NO.
One word answer. NO NO AND NO.
Knightrider03m
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No, having a sign like that just makes for unwanted attention.
these stickers rate right along with the "concealed carry badges" IMHO.
Nope, for the same reasons listed above. However, that being said, I do have a sign out in the barn that reads:
Due to the rising cost of ammunition, we can no longer offer a warning shot. Thank you for understanding.
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XD40inTX
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A liberal prosecutor will see more than that. He'll see a gun owner who was just itching to kill someone.
It screams 'premeditation.' In an unfriendly place like NYC, even an apparent 'righteous' shooting results in an arrest and charges. Grand jury time. Myself, I never talk about or display a weapon except at a range. Why show people where I carry it or mention that I have it. Even in friendlier locales, you'd be amazed how many people dislike guns.
Scrat
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no stickers no badges no nothing atleast until it's to late 
C Broad Arrow
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I remember a bud telling me that a pickup truck parked in a lot with a sticker saying," This Vehicle Protected By Smith and Wesson" that there was a high probability that there was likely a very nice piece sitting under the seat of that truck.
I have always heard that if you put up a "Beware of dog" sign you are admitting that you know your dog is dangerous and are more likely to lose a court case. IMO, putting up a "Protected by..." or similar sign would be doing the same thing and inviting trouble.
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Doug M.
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That can vary by the precise wording of state law and cases interpreting it, so I would be hesitant to generalize. I much prefer a "no trespassing" sign, and/or as tall a fence as you can get by with under local zoning, with LOCKED gates. Ruthlessly call LE every time anyone attempts to enter, gets to your doorbell, etc.
Make sure there is a solid record of not welcoming anyone who was not invited previously, because then you can show you already know that someone doing so is a criminal and per se non-compliant and likely a threat. Anyone who comes to your home uninvited should feel very unwelcome - if they don't, you need to revisit your choices. Before the fences were in, I made darned sure that anyone who came to the house uninvited was really unhappy and uncomfortable. (You at the door: hands in the air, palms toward me. Back away from the door, now. The police have been called." Often there were words sprinkled in there which would get attention from our mods ... )They have no protectable interest in a warm fuzzy feeling - if they need one I'll take off my shirt and they can rub my back.
Make sure there is a solid record of not welcoming anyone who was not invited previously, because then you can show you already know that someone doing so is a criminal and per se non-compliant and likely a threat. Anyone who comes to your home uninvited should feel very unwelcome - if they don't, you need to revisit your choices. Before the fences were in, I made darned sure that anyone who came to the house uninvited was really unhappy and uncomfortable. (You at the door: hands in the air, palms toward me. Back away from the door, now. The police have been called." Often there were words sprinkled in there which would get attention from our mods ... )They have no protectable interest in a warm fuzzy feeling - if they need one I'll take off my shirt and they can rub my back.
Thats a good one. It woud have to be in Spanish also around here.
You guys are assuming that the bad guys can read... 
I do agree with the advice not to post or otherwise advertise that you have guns. I do have an alarm system, and I do have their company signs at each door, and their stickers on each window.
And as for wiring handles and knobs, etc to electricity...bad idea. Of course the obvious issue is the legal system today would more likely prosecute you for assault, than prosecute the bad guy for trespass, burglary, etc. The other issue, at least for me, is if you forget that it is wired....
I do agree with the advice not to post or otherwise advertise that you have guns. I do have an alarm system, and I do have their company signs at each door, and their stickers on each window.
And as for wiring handles and knobs, etc to electricity...bad idea. Of course the obvious issue is the legal system today would more likely prosecute you for assault, than prosecute the bad guy for trespass, burglary, etc. The other issue, at least for me, is if you forget that it is wired....
JJEH
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I have the ADT sign in the front yard and that's my warning shot.
Dominus_Lex
Member
This just seems to be adding to the pile, but in addition to a very strong "NO" I do have a good deal of concern on how you could be stuck with the sticker if things ever did go wrong... That said my wife purchased a small sign which she has by our door bell "attention les chiens" Her thought any possible thief must speak french.....
richeyo2
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I agree w/most not wise to advertise. Nothing posted outside here.
I do have a few little metal signs the wife got me in inside the shop & inside the house. So if they see my signs they've already got in!
I do have a few little metal signs the wife got me in inside the shop & inside the house. So if they see my signs they've already got in!
jaykellogg
Absent Comrade
No signs here and no concealed carry badges either. I could see a benefit in a small ADT sign. I don't wear gun theme clothing not do I put bumper stickers or allow dealer badges on my car. I do not like to telegraph that I have guns. I would be concerned that if i had a "Trespassers will be shot" sign it would be used against me in court in the event I did shoot someone.
I have never seen any evidence that telling folks you have a gun makes you safer.
I do have a lot of motion sensitive lights around my house.
I have never seen any evidence that telling folks you have a gun makes you safer.
I do have a lot of motion sensitive lights around my house.
kozmic
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While I wouldn't put sign on my house advertising gun ownership. If the SHTF, I might be tempted to put a sign on my neighbor's lawn stating that they are "gun-hating tree huggers".
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