Your in-laws need to get the police involved. They can record the phone calls for the PD and if the police want, they can set up a meeting to pay the dirt bags and let them get busted. Yes, their son may get hurt; in fact, there's a pretty good chance he will. If they don't do this, they may get hurt or killed, as well as their daughter, you and any grandchildren. How likely this is will depend upon the level of organization and ruthlessness of the drug gang. If they have people on the outside that make visits to your in-laws, it sounds to me like they are relatively well organized.pcgizzmo wrote:RoyGBiv wrote:Perhaps you should be talking with the local LE folks in your in-laws city...?
There afraid of what might happen to him. He tells them it's all run by prison gangs and if someone tells and they find out it will be bad for him. It's a crazy situation.
As for guns -- absolutely!!! But the situation they are facing is much worse than the general threat all of us face from the criminal population. A drug gang has focused on them, they have a history of paying, and payment of a "debt" can turn into a garden variety robbery and murder in short order. Getting and carrying a gun without training and practice is better than nothing, but it doesn't get them ready for what they may face. They can't get by with simply being competent; they need to be GOOD if they are facing multiple attackers who are part of a drug gang. They also need be educated on what to look for in terms of threats and, if possible, extend their training to rifles or shotguns. BTW, unless their local police dept. is unique, the officers are going to discourage getting guns and training. That is advice I would ignore.
Good luck, it sounds like they're going to need it. They are in a very dangerous position.
Chas.