What Is Your Favorite Home Security Sign?

Snake Pleskin said:

Regardless of your answers, the jury may still think you were negligent or contributed to the problem. Having car insurance is required in most states so that is a useless answer. Factory ammo is still used to kill. Isn't it, and because it is night time, it does not change the first two questions at all does it. All the cleverness goes out the window with a good experienced prosecutor looking to make an example of you. been there, and have seen it done. it is what it is.

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That's why I'm a memeber of U.S.Lawshield. My legal representative is on the Legal Council for the Nebraska Legislature.
I get your point, don't think I'm being dismissive. That's why when my drunk neighbor tried to attack me with a baseball bat for walking down the sidewalk across the street from his house (really), I never told him he was going to get shot, or I would shoot him. I just kept telling him to stay away from me, to back off, to stop. I'm actually glad he wasn't so drunk he didn't realize I had a gun in my hand. He was about 12 ft away when it dawned on him.
I never really want to have to shoot someone, even if I have the legal right to do so under given circumstances.

jmf552 said:

That's interesting, because the former prosecutor who taught the SD law class I took said she used stuff like that all the time in SD cases. She was a decent sort, so she didn't use that kind of stuff against really law-abiding citizens who had good shoots, but she could have, and some prosecutors will. She used them against criminals trying to claim SD, but not every prosecutor is so conscientious. I'm surprised US Law Shield gave you an answer like that.

But, hey, believe who you want and what you want.

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It can also have a lot to do with the jurisdiction you're in. Different areas consider some things as "provocative", you know, like when people used to say "Them's fightin' words!" It can be held against you, depending where you are, if you verbally instigate, provocate, or escalate a confrontation to the point of violence. When it comes to "legal", words matter.

Coalcracker said:

I asked US Law shield about the signs. They do not matter in a S.D case. But also can invite a bad guy when they know your not home.

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I totally agree with the "invitation" concept. There's only one neighbor of mine that knows I own more than the gun I carry (Nebraska's an 'open carry' state), and I don't post my signs ourside. It's like I'd said on a different forum,
The only way anyone would get to read my signs is if they're inside my house already.

An old friend who has a 1/4 mile long driveway has a sign saying, "If you can read this, you are within range!"