Comments on: Attempted Robbery in Oakhurst Resident’s Front Yard Last Night

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:42:29 +0000

I live in Oakhurst with a lifetime of experience with firearms. I would very easily spot a cap gun and would not use deadly force in that instance. The idea that people who go through the all the effort of firearms training, obtain a carry permit, just to go blasting their way through the neighborhood is a childish, uninformed stereotype.

If the criminal is armed with a real weapon, it is a different story. The recent murder in East Atlanta, the murder of the bartender at the Standard, the murder at one of the parks in Kirkwood all have the commonality that the victim complied with the criminal’s demands and was still killed for their trouble. No one can assume automatically, that if they just give up their stuff, they won’t be harmed. If someone makes an onsite judgment that they can comply and survive the experience, that is a risk they’re willing to take to avoid violence, but I’m not going to judge someone that immediately assumes that once they’re facing a loaded weapon, they’re facing a lethal threat.

By: FM Fats

FM Fats — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 20:01:14 +0000

Anybody have any experience with 3M security film for their windows?

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:53:19 +0000

Well, I guess this is one way of addressing burgeoning enrollment in City Schools of Decatur. We may seem a little less desirable to families wanting walk and roll neighborhoods.

By: TomL

TomL — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:37:06 +0000

Please make the proper distinction between home invasion and burglary.

By: Barry White

Barry White — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:38:29 +0000

smalltowngal, I know you’d pop a cap if needed. The more of these incidents that happen then the risk rises of some young, addled-brained being shot committing this same crime. The more times they do it, I’d venture, the more likely it becomes for a victim to suffer personal, physical damage. That’s the way a bear would proceed and I fear a person would do much the same.

By: lumpintheroad

lumpintheroad — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:56:15 +0000

I don’t object to you or STG having the option either. But I do wonder at how some gun owners are able to delude themselves into thinking that simply having that gun will instantly grant them absolute control of the situation. It’s pretty much a given that a perp who might have had no intention of actually using a gun suddenly becomes infinitely more likely to do so when you pull yours. He may shoot first. Even if he doesn’t, you may think very highly of your marksmanship, but if you miss or otherwise fail to fully incapacitate him with the first shot, you’ve just bought yourself a much more dire outcome. I think where I diverge from many (not all, mind you) gun owners is that I think adding that gun to the equation complicates things rather than simplifying them. I do believe that in many cases it represents added security, but I think in just as many it represents a FALSE sense of security.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:10:24 +0000

We live on the Dekalb / Decatur line and met with police from both sides a few months back when we had an uptick in car break-ins. The clear takeaway was arresting these guys was nothing more than inconvenience for the criminal and all we could was make our property less convenient / appealing than your neighbor. At the time the police said their activity level would change drastically if crime moved from cars to homes. We’ve since had a handful of home invasions and likely even more attempts with minimal, if any, increase in activity on the law enforcement side. While I understand they are trying, I have little faith they can provide any assurance this type of crime will not continue. Meanwhile, I’m turning our dream home into Ft Knox while slowly realizing “assurance” may only come with moving. That idea makes me sick and no area is perfectly safe but this level of crime is ridiculous.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:16:50 +0000

I don’t object to your having the option. I claim it for myself.