thats not what i meant. its not his responsibility to protect the neighborhood and yes taxes pay police salaries argue all you want thats how it works. and your statement is exactly what i'm saying.... who the hell is the OP to take it upon himself to go out armed looking to stop crime? i protect myself in my home and on my property but i am not allowed to leave my "castle" if you will and shoot someone at the first sign of trouble.
this is just like that post a couple weeks ago about the guy here who pulled a gun out on a drunk guy in his backyard.
We do pay police salaries with our taxes. I mean they arent there to "protect" us from crime.
Neither should the op "protect" his neighborhood from crime.
I thnink the op was thinking of going on a neighborhood watch while armed to protect himself from being the victim of a crime. And maybe the sight of a gun would be a possible deterrent.
