Right to bear arms, my ass. Can't even protect myself and family.

TonK

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I live in a nice, quiet neighborhood.

Quite a few members have been to my house and have seen the area first hand.

I don't live in Youngstown and haven't since 2002.

All of my neighbors besides the pieces of shit that live next door to me are old and retired, very friendly.

Have a couple creepy fucks though. Directly across the street from me was an older woman that had some "issues" and next door to her are a strange couple - one is a drug addict and the other is just fucked up. Both on their late 60's.

So, I was out on my neighbors porch across the street smoking a cigar a few weeks ago... It was me, my 82 year old neighbor, my 72 year old neighbor and his wife.

Mia came out and started riding her bike... on my side of the street.

We all noticed that the crazy lady's house had some unusual company. But we ignored it.

Up until we heard loud screaming, swearing and crying.

I ran off the porch to see what was up. Saw this dude about 6' 5" 350 yelling in this old mans face, just screaming and cursing at him. Saw a pistol in his back.

So I walked across the street to get Mia and put her in the house.

The guy turned around and saw me...

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU STARING AT, BITCH?"

I was like "Dude, can you keep it down please? My daughter is outside."

"I DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHO'S OUTSIDE, MIND YOUR OWN MOTHERFUCKING BUSINESS."

I kept walking with Mia to get to the house...

My neighbors stepped off the porch and told him to "simmer down, we don't need this around here."

He then told them to fuck off and not to worry, they'd be dead soon anyway.

I got Mia back to the house and was standing in my front yard watching him...

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GONNA DO BITCH?"

I told him one last time to "Settle the fuck down, dude."

He starts coming across the street.

I told him to stay the fuck back.

I went in the house and grabbed my shotgun, put it by the front door.

He was still arguing with my neighbors, standing right on the curb.

I went back out and told him I called the police.

That pissed him off... across the street he came on to my property and towards my front door.

That shotgun was cocked and pointed right at his fucking head.

I've never had emotions of fear and adrenaline come over me like that, it was surreal.

I was almost crying with anger "NOW WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU GONNA DO?"

The guy was frozen. Didn't know what to say... Mumbled a few things...

Cops were called.

They had me drop the gun and handcuffed me, tossed in the back of the cruiser.

It's a good fucking thing my friend on the force showed up..

I kept my mouth shut about his gun... but they said I'm NOT ALLOWED outside my home with a gun.

I told them what had happened.

They didn't care.

Wanted to charge me with felonious assault among other things.

My buddy got it down to an aggravated menacing charge.

But I had no ground to stand on. They did not want to hear my side of the story.

If a gun is brought out of the house, you're fucked, no matter what.

I did what I had to.... I protected my neighbors and most importantly, my family.

My buddy and the rest of the cops said that I should have let him come in the house, then I could have done whatever I needed to do.

I don't think I could have shot this guy... Just having the gun to his head was fear enough.

I diffused the situation, nobody was hurt, but I get charged.

I know I could have made many different decisions, but in the heat of the moment, I feel I did what was necessary.





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A few people knew about this when it happened.

Did I make a bad decision? Probably.

Did I accomplish what I intended? Most definitely.

Be back later.
 
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Magician

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Damn, TonK. I hope you and your family are alright.

Did some crazy-stupid fools try a home invasion last night?
 

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I see this and I wonder if TonK either a) shot somebody or b) tried to shoot somebody.

Never mind the reason, I'm not passing judgment. But I do find that a bit alarming.
 

LoneSage

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AWESOME

will make for a great story in a decade when you've cooled down I bet
 

cdamm

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as long as you and your family are safe, i feel ok with saying: you cant just put up a pic like that without the story!!!!

seriously- i really do hope you and your family are safe.
 

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[EDIT: This post was based on the teaser version of the post which was just the picture and a few words saying he'd be back later to fill us in]

I know the story is coming, but I sometimes see a teaser like this and think of:


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Anyone

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third murderer i've run into on the forums in as many days
 

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i hope you are not in trouble and your family is ok. you did not pull it out in public did you? .
 

Marek

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You made the right call.

The laws are wrong.

This story makes me sad because of how incredibly unamerican it seems.

:(
 

aria

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If you have witnesses who are willing to come forward and say what occurred, consult a defense attorney and see if you have a case to fight the charges.
 

cdamm

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you made the right call, mate (even if it was against the law). glad everyone is ok. im sure once all of the facts are dredged out the worst thing you will face is some community service (if it's not not totally expunged).
 

TonK

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If you have witnesses who are willing to come forward and say what occurred, consult a defense attorney and see if you have a case to fight the charges.

I have none.

My neighbors said they didn't see anything.

Didn't know if they should talk.

My piece of shit neighbors saw everything, but I don't trust them.

This is already taken care of, the prosecutor dropped the charges with help from the lead detective.

I wanted to wait till it was all over before I even said anything.

I was scolded, but I got my bond money back along with my shotgun.

We're now looking to move.
 

LoneSage

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Jesus christ what had to happen for guns to be involved? Just come out with it man, attorneys don't frequent neo-geo...
 

TonK

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Jesus christ what had to happen for guns to be involved? Just come out with it man, attorneys don't frequent neo-geo...

Dude charging onto my property with a pistol on him.

I have a wife and a daughter.

NOBODY fucks with my family.
 

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The old HN would totally comment on this, but I'm not going to (it's too personal). I'll just say this: I'm glad you and your family are safe, TonK.
 

TonK

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The old HN would totally comment on this, but I'm not going to (it's too personal). I'll just say this: I'm glad you and your family are safe, TonK.

What's the difference between the old HN and the current one?

You can say what you want... It's a free forum.
 

HeartlessNinny

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You just went through something that was pretty rough, and it seems to me that this isn't the time or place to voice my views about the situation.

Before I would have been more interested in making a point than being sympathetic, but I've decided that I'd rather go with the latter these days. No one likes that guy -- and they probably shouldn't.

So let's focus on the positive. No one was hurt. You don't face any legal repercussions. That's fucking fantastic.
 

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The good thing is that everything worked out and everyone is safe. Unfortunately, it only takes one rotten neighbor to spoil a good neighborhood. This kind of crap can happen in any community unless you're a multimillionaire in a gated residence.
 

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man..crazy story.
I'm glad to hear that nobody got shot.

what happened to the other guy? did he take off before the cops came? who called the cops (i think you told him you did.. but didn't really do it)?
 

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I have none.

My neighbors said they didn't see anything.

Didn't know if they should talk.

My piece of shit neighbors saw everything, but I don't trust them.

This is already taken care of, the prosecutor dropped the charges with help from the lead detective.

I wanted to wait till it was all over before I even said anything.

I was scolded, but I got my bond money back along with my shotgun.

We're now looking to move.

Given the circumstances, I'm happy for you. They no doubt realized that the situation was just not the one that warrants legal pursuit. I'm glad you and your family are safe.
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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You did the right thing, the police are just fucking assholes.
 

TonK

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The police are who helped me get the charges dropped from a felony to a misdemeanor.

The other guy was able to press charges on me because I had a gun to his head.

Like I said, it's an upscale, older neighborhood. Lots of great people.
 
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