medalguy
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I just finished reading the thread "Brandishing..." and have a somewhat similar question.
I live in a remote part of New Mexico, in the mountains. We are at least an hour away from the nearest police station (sheriff) and frequently have a wait of more than an hour for an officer to respond to a call, unless there's a fatality or such involved. So, we're pretty much on our own.
Our home is behind a closed gate, not locked but closed with a chain, and we are about a quarter mile down a driveway from the road. We have a sign on the gate that reads "Private driveway-- not a public road- no trespassing" which is pretty clear. The road comes up to the house but about 50 yards before the house it splits and one driveway goes to the back of our property where there's a barn past the house.
Here's my scenario. Not too long ago we had a truck come down the driveway, take the fork behind the house, and stop at the barn. I walked back there to see what was going on, and there were three men standing at the door to the barn. As soon as I stepped into the clearing, two of the men got back into the truck and the third jumped into the back. I did not have a gun with me (foolish of me I believe). The truck turned around and drove off the property at a fast clip.
So, my question is whether any of you would agree that in the event of a repeat of this situation, I would be justified in carrying a weapon with me when confronting someone on our property. My wife says don't go out but I'm not prepared to have someone range at will for maybe an hour while waiting for the sheriff. Comments?
I live in a remote part of New Mexico, in the mountains. We are at least an hour away from the nearest police station (sheriff) and frequently have a wait of more than an hour for an officer to respond to a call, unless there's a fatality or such involved. So, we're pretty much on our own.
Our home is behind a closed gate, not locked but closed with a chain, and we are about a quarter mile down a driveway from the road. We have a sign on the gate that reads "Private driveway-- not a public road- no trespassing" which is pretty clear. The road comes up to the house but about 50 yards before the house it splits and one driveway goes to the back of our property where there's a barn past the house.
Here's my scenario. Not too long ago we had a truck come down the driveway, take the fork behind the house, and stop at the barn. I walked back there to see what was going on, and there were three men standing at the door to the barn. As soon as I stepped into the clearing, two of the men got back into the truck and the third jumped into the back. I did not have a gun with me (foolish of me I believe). The truck turned around and drove off the property at a fast clip.
So, my question is whether any of you would agree that in the event of a repeat of this situation, I would be justified in carrying a weapon with me when confronting someone on our property. My wife says don't go out but I'm not prepared to have someone range at will for maybe an hour while waiting for the sheriff. Comments?