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If possible: move your family members to different locations anonymously. Move to friends. Mount internal security system that is not dependent on the external internet.
Do not deliberately seek danger/confrontation.
Everybodys gangsta til they catch a molotov cocktail to the face. A ring camera, a fire extinguisher. Hard to shoot someone when youre on fire. And you should know theyre coming. The moment anyone enters the threshold, neutralize them. If you want to be a good Samaritan ensure they cant threaten anyone else.
Yeah I'm not gonna molotov a guy inside my own house, I'll just use an AR. Easier clean up.
Not everyone has an AR nor the neccassary training to use one safely. You cant possibly fuck up a molotov, and it has the benefit of blinding the aggressor which dramatically reduces chances of you recieving return fire. Yeah, fire is a risk, but it sends a pewerful message. I dont think you could get away with putting maga heads on spikes outside your house, so the vague smell of burning flesh might give any further aggressors a clue.
Yet you're suggesting using a molotov cocktail inside your home is safer? I'm guessing you've never used one of those, either (and neither have I mr fbi man that's very illegal and I would never...) but they're not exactly super controllable.
Nor are they practical, you have to keep them capped or the gas will evaporate, so you'd have to open it, soak your rag, and stuff it all while saying "hold on mr home invader I'll be right with you."
Nor is it legal, the AR is a self defense case that in my state is pretty cut and dry, the Molotov is an unregistered destructive device charge, an arson charge, and probably an attempted murder charge since he'll likely survive with third degree burns tbh.
I'm assuming you're joking anyway, but fun to debate nonetheless lol.
Oh wow, didnt realise molotovs are illegal. Obv theyre illegal to use on someone, but merely possessing one being illegal is absurd. Seeing as that is off the table, yeah it seems a firearm is the way to go. Those seem less personal though, and they dont do much to obscure your location so return fire is to be expected. I guess my only advise there is to use hollow point so you dont shoot your neighbors.
Well it is illegal to posses, unless you successfully register it as a destructive device with ATF but if you had the qualifications you needed you'd know about it, so we can't do it.
For sure hollow points though.
Find out his number and start harassing him back.
Next time he calls and says he's going to kill your family, reply:
"mind if I yank one off while I watch?"
That should end the harassment.
Swear out a warrant if you have a name.
it's a pretty bad idea to have a political argument on Facebook, especially with your real name and photograph right next to what you're saying
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