Neighbor shot at me today...

[Seesm]

(I am sorry if this is NOT the right area for this)


Soooo my kids, two buddies and I are plinking cans on my property today.

After we shot about 30-40 rounds we hear a single shot and then about 30 seconds later we hear rapid fire about 10-20 rounds. Mind you the bullets are whizzing above our heads during the shots. (we are shooting 90 degrees to the neighbors home)

So at this point, we stop shooting and try to figure where the shots are coming from. They are from the 19 acres behind my 11, so I carefully peek around my home and yell to him to stop. He of course does not answer to my very loud yells of "HEY we are down here stop shooting"

So we hop in my little beater Toyota truck (my buddy who knows my neighbor cuz he used to work for him comes with me) We drive up the powerlines to ask him what is up...?

He is of course drunk and putting away his gun into his truck when we meet him in front of his house.

His first words are "Get the f*ck off my land your trespassing, leave now"

(This same guy has threatened to shoot my dog and or cat if seen on his land)

I ask him "What is going on, why are you shooting at us... My kids are outside with me that is terribley dangerous and stupid"

Hey say's I am shooting at you cuz a few weeks ago you shot over my barn at me. (This of course is untrue and I told him this)

So as he is yelling to leave and we are leaving, I call the sheriffs dept to have them come make sense of all this...


Fast forward about 30-40 mins after I spoke to the officers and they spoke to him...

He said he was shooting at a Coyote (Rapid fire with his .22 yeah right?) and he is sorry I thought he was shooting at us... (Mind you my 4 witnesse saw and heard what happened) and another neighbor who lives kinda next to but in between us both drove over and was like "What the heck was all the bullets flying through the woods?"

It was scary and very lame... I was all fired up and I was more worried about how I have to be careful cuz I do not want to lose my 2a rights....


So I sit in my home dark tonight (typing on Cal Guns) waiting for him to show up... He is a drunk loose cannon and the whole area knows it... Hope the night is quiet....

[kermit]

Wow, I'm glad that you are all unharmed.

Next time you have to talk with him, take along a video or audio recorder. Unfortunately until something bad happens, the police aren't going to be able to do much without more evidence. You had your friend there as a witness, but nothing beats playing back the neighbor's words.

Keep your head down.

[Seesm]

Thanks yeah I have spoke to the one Sheriff on the phone a few times he understands my feelings and I hope it does not happen again...

I asked him (the sheriff) do you have ANY idea what would have happened if he shot one of my kids....? Me I am not all that worried about as I faced him unarmed face to face. The kids are the most important thing to me...

It's just a bad deal, but I too am glad we are unharmed thanks man!!

[paintballergb]

Wow that's scary. Good thing no one was hurt. You handled it very well. Better than I would have.

[drexotic]

I hate confrontations with neighbors . . . Just no good answers in most cases!

Maybe he'll have an epiphany, stop drinking, apologize for being such a bone head and all will live happily ever after !

[CitaDeL]

I hate confrontations with neighbors . . . Just no good answers in most cases!

Maybe he'll have an epiphany, stop drinking, apologize for being such a bone head and all will live happily ever after !

Maybe he will have a Darwin Award moment- either by his own hand or someone who is less tolerant of his misplaced gunfire.

[damndave]

glad you were not hurt. but that is a prime example why so many are anti-gun. people not being responsible

[Seesm]

Wow that's scary. Good thing no one was hurt. You handled it very well. Better than I would have.

I had to stop and think for sure to make sure to not make any stupid moves... My neighbor wanted me to bring a gun but I said no... I wish I could of but it woudl have opened a whole other can or worms.

Anyway he is a interesting dude for sure, he is one of those guys who "thinks" he do anything and his sh*t does not stink so it is tough.
And even worse when you have a few cans of "Instant attitude" in you.

I have no problems really with him other than this but I see him quite often and I just look the other way as he is not worth my time anyway.

[Seesm]

glad you were not hurt. but that is a prime example why so many are anti-gun. people not being responsible

for sure.... and BTW I am joking but who shoots rapid fire with a .22 at a "pretend" Coyote?

[kermit]

for sure.... and BTW I am joking but who shoots rapid fire with a .22 at a "pretend" Coyote?

If he gives you any more trouble, that's what you can tell the officer you were doing, "The woods are just full of them critters tonight!"

Seriously, you handled it well. I would have been sorely tempted to return fire once I found the source of the problem.

[M. Sage]

I always thought that if someone shoots at you, it's perfectly reasonable to shoot back...

[Ron-Solo]

Glad no one was hurt. The previous advice about recording any contact with the neighbor is sound advice. Should it come to it, it will hold up better in court. Not taking a gun with you was a common sense move, it shows you weren't looking for a confrontation, only a solution.

Stay safe.

[Jonathan Doe]

Commendable restraint. There are some stupid people for sure. I am sure he will get into trouble eventually.

[SJgunguy24]

Thank god none of you were hurt. I shoot on private land sometimes but it's way up on Mt. Umunhum. There was one time a couple of dudes on dirt bikes came up on us.....well OK me, but it was classic. Private land.......dirt bikes.....camoed out dude wearing body armor with an AK...........and a side arm........classic.

Can't the sherrif arrest the guy if he's drinking and admits to shooting? I'm not sure there's a law but a night in jail for being an idiot and shooting at people for no reason is maybe justified.I.M.O.

[Seesm]

Oh I thought about just unloading on him with my other pee shooters as I am human and almost came un-glued but I thought and I thought before I moved on it all...

My kids had a few ideas for sure what to do but I went with my ideas instead. So for that it was a great learning experience for them so I thankful for that. The lesson I taught them today to assess situations before acting. And of course making the right choice to allow you to fight another day...