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you can buy an intercom and ask him "how can I help you?
Am I Paranoid for Finding This Suspicious?
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SCARCQB
Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
Most of the time its nothing. But it can also be a badguy casing your place. Answering the door allows them to gather information such as type of locks, type of security system, occupants, males vs females, dogs and potential items to steal. Etc. Too much information can be gathered by you being polite to a stranger. So eff' it... dont answer the door. It can also be a bunch of religious people trying to convert you to the enlightened path.
You can never be too careful nowadays. Leave the badguys guessing. Just have your Firearms at easy reach, a cellphone handy and make sure that you have a plan before SHTF.
You can never be too careful nowadays. Leave the badguys guessing. Just have your Firearms at easy reach, a cellphone handy and make sure that you have a plan before SHTF.
faze
Ultimate Member
Yeah I've already had someone casing the neighborhood. He was coming around late at night for a few nights trying to sell BGE subsidiary gas and electric, no ID, no company name, just some ghetto-made flyer. But yeah, especially near Baltimore or outside DC. I ALWAYS have my phone on me, mostly because I use it so much. Weapons are always very close to me at home as well.
But this was kind of the last straw. I'm tired of this neighborhood, I'm looking into the townhouses next to the Reisterstown Food Lion. They're $1800 a month, which should attract a higher class of living, and according to crime stats, not much happens there.
SCARCQB
Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
about three years ago.. My neighbor's son answered the door in a similar situation. He was thinking that nothing can happen to him. There were 5 other family members in the house.
Upon opening the door. Two armed men barged in and in a matter of a couple of minutes had everyone under their control.Home invasion robbery. These guys hog-tied everyone, ransacked the house, drove the wife and daughter to the ATM to make a withdrawal. The ordeal lasted from 9pm - 530am the following morning. This house is also flanked by homes owned by ranking LEO, military , scarcqb and none of us knew what happened until the cops showed up later. This convinced me that when SHTF...you are most likely to face it alone.
This is when I started packing a pistol in my property. I little paranoia goes a long way. I'm also sick of running and decided to stand my ground. I live in a very affluent area of PG county where high taxes and high crime go hand in hand.
Upon opening the door. Two armed men barged in and in a matter of a couple of minutes had everyone under their control.Home invasion robbery. These guys hog-tied everyone, ransacked the house, drove the wife and daughter to the ATM to make a withdrawal. The ordeal lasted from 9pm - 530am the following morning. This house is also flanked by homes owned by ranking LEO, military , scarcqb and none of us knew what happened until the cops showed up later. This convinced me that when SHTF...you are most likely to face it alone.
This is when I started packing a pistol in my property. I little paranoia goes a long way. I'm also sick of running and decided to stand my ground. I live in a very affluent area of PG county where high taxes and high crime go hand in hand.
faze
Ultimate Member
Wow!!! That's the kind of thing you see in a movie. Did everyone end up being okay?
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
In such a situation it just might be best not to open the door.
How about racking the slide loud enough for the bad guy to hear it?
How about racking the slide loud enough for the bad guy to hear it?
Indiana Jones
Wolverine
learn some Gracie Jiu Jitsu and the 75lbs wont matter! 5678 wont matter! but id grab my 45 if some big lug was banging on my door too. no harm in being prepared good sir
faze
Ultimate Member
9 years of Ninjutsu, I know how to fight. Either way, just asking. Several people called me paranoid for arming myself.
twimc
Active Member
why wouldnt you have talked through the door??
seems to be the best way of actually determining what the situation is all about.
you can still have your gun ready but just ask "who is it"....problem solved
seems to be the best way of actually determining what the situation is all about.
you can still have your gun ready but just ask "who is it"....problem solved
SCARCQB
Get Opp my rawn, Plick!
Yup.. everyone is physically Okay, but mentally fornicated.
Being put in a situation of being helpless, while family members are in harms way is one of the most tormenting experience that a person can go through. When the sanctity of your home is violated. Nothing will be the same.
Being put in a situation of being helpless, while family members are in harms way is one of the most tormenting experience that a person can go through. When the sanctity of your home is violated. Nothing will be the same.
jimbobborg
Oddball caliber fan
Not paranoid. But you're going to stay in Maryland? I really hope things turn around there soon.
Jim
Indiana Jones
Wolverine
i did ninjitsu. its silly. learn real self defense. www.teammarylandbjj.com
and youre not paranoid. you are SMART. you never know. i say you should get an A+ on how you handled yourself. *pat on back* to you!
faze
Ultimate Member
Wow. I can only imagine how that must of felt...
i did ninjitsu. its silly. learn real self defense. www.teammarylandbjj.com
and youre not paranoid. you are SMART. you never know. i say you should get an A+ on how you handled yourself. *pat on back* to you!
Who did you study under? The ninjutsu community in MD is pretty small, I'm sure I know who you studied with.
I work in Linthicum, MD is kind of my only option. I enjoy my salary and the company very much.
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
Paranoid or prepared?
There truly are a lot of good people who would be alive today if they had been better prepared. No BS!
faze
Ultimate Member
Yep. Better to be safe than sorry. That's what I always tell my wife when she asks me why I'm so paranoid, and why I own so many weapons.
faze
Ultimate Member
It was a pretty heavy pounding. But like I said, cops told me to not answer the door.
twimc
Active Member
let them know you have weapons in your house????
it doesn't take a high IQ for some one to wait for you to leave before breaking in... and the ability to get a gun would be enough reason to target you.
Dont tip your hand to a complete stranger.
faze
Ultimate Member
Exactly. That's like hanging a sign on your door that says "hey come on in, I have valuables!"
foxtrapper
Ultimate Member
Well not a million to buy a place out this way, even on the MD side. Foreclosure next door with 3.5 acres sold for 250k or something, the new owner DOES have alot of repair work to do to the house though. Former owners it turns out had some indoor animal hoarder problems. I saw and smelled the carpeting he ripped out. He was santitizing the underlying plywood with 40% hydrogen peroxide.
Other properties with a house in good condition sell 300k-450k. Go right over into New Freedom PA to Koller Point subdivision ( not a big ugly tract like some) and the houses start at 250.00.They are modest houses, not McMansions. Very little crime, and on the PA side you can carry!
If you can afford the 200-250k and the commute isn't a big problem, check that area out. It's real close to I83.
As to Owings mills, it was pretty ugly 10 years ago, so I have an idea of what you mean.
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