Ohio: Pike Co. gun shop seeing customers buying guns in wake of killings

In this particular case, a better way to stay safe would be to not grow marijuana.

MAKster said:

In this particular case, a better way to stay safe would be to not grow marijuana.

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Yup

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MAKster said:

In this particular case, a better way to stay safe would be to not grow marijuana.

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I believe that sums it up well.

Ron

MAKster said:

In this particular case, a better way to stay safe would be to not grow marijuana.

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While I agree with you on that, these killings are something I would liken to the drug wars of Mexico or Chicago. Think of it, a 20 year old of a new born baby and a teenage boy. This seems to be quite professional.

these killings are something I would liken to the drug wars of Mexico or Chicago

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Large numbers of marijuana plants were found growing at three of the four murder sites. Methinks this was a professional job. i doubt the killer/s are a threat to the public at large.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...hio-s-massive-illicit-marijuana-business.html

I believe the above posts are right on the money. A professional hit by big time dealers or they crossed somebody high up in the drug trade.

...but this is about people taking an proactive approach...

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Wouldn't that be, by definition, a reactive approach?

alsaqr said:

Large numbers of marijuana plants were found growing at three of the four murder sites. Methinks this was a professional job. i doubt the killer/s are a threat to the public at large.

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I wish i shared your thought but I work a lot in Reynosa Mexico. I have friends who have been shot as innocent bystanders and two who've been kidnapped from their homes and beaten in cases of mistaken identity. The cartels are ruthless and don't have the same values you see potrayed in old mafia movies. Everyone is fair game to them.

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In this particular case, a better way to stay safe would be to not grow marijuana.

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A professional hit by big time dealers [and/] or [because] they crossed somebody high up in the drug trade.

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Once the grows were revealed to all of us here in TV land, that was my take on it based on my sometimes-incredible command of the obvious.

The cartels are ruthless and don't have the same values use see portrayed in old mafia movies. Everyone is fair game to them.

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And how about this: in *reacting* to events in their immediate region, folks are taking a *proactive* approach to securing their personal safety.

The gun shop in the article was a little hole in the wall. The next town over, Peebles, has a very respectable gun shop for a more rural area. Good selection and the owner is a nice guy too. I bet their sales have increased since they are so close.

http://cabinfevergunandpawnshop.com/Home_Page.php

I wonder, do people trade up to larger motor vehicles (i.e. coupe to SUV) when they hear about deadly automobile accidents?

Do they adjust their diet and exercise when statistics come out about obesity and heart disease?

Do they set aside more for savings when they hear Americans undersave for retirement and have to work many years longer?

Or is it just, home break-in = buy gun?

There are a myriad of actions a person can take to protect themselves from physical or financial harm, I wonder how often they do it across all platforms (firearms, motor vehicles, diet, exercise, retirement savings).

I agree with the above comments regarding the pot growing but what if you happen to just live next door and get caught up in it. Problem is that as states relax pot laws the cartels need to impose pressure to retain their profits. Unlike prohibition gangsters the cartels can't invent things like insurace companies to re-invest their money because it's already been done.

I'm with you guys on it probably being drug related, with 3 of the 4 houses having substantial growing operations going on. But I have family in the area. All they know is eight members of a family are dead. Nobody seems to know who is responsible or why. Kinda puts you on edge if it's your neck of the woods.

But anyway, ACP had a very good point two posts up from this one. "Buy a gun" isn't really the first step and definitely not the only step in protecting yourself.