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seamusTX wrote:

couzin wrote:Just randomly advertising to anybody (and anybody they pass the word to) that there are guns on the property is just inviting a burglary when you leave the house.

I prefer to think of it as a warning. It has worked for 13 years and counting.

I doubt that firearms are more attractive to burglars than jewelry. Burglary of a habitation is among the most serious of felonies, so anyone willing to commit burglary is going to go for whatever valuable item they can get.

- Jim

Yeah, I think there are always two ways to look at it. You could say that it's invitation to get robbed, but on the other hand it could be a warning to burglars. My opinion is that you have to choke it up and enjoy cleaning your guns in your yard if that's the way you like to do it. In life things happen, and I personally try not to walk through my life thinking "what if, what if." You could scare of potential burglars and you could invite them when you leave the house. There is no way to know what they're thinking because everyone thinks differently, so if we look at it like that, either way you're screwed.

I'm only an English major, and know basically nothing of law, but I really don't think that it's that big of a deal. I do whatever I want with my guns on my property and no one says anything ever. I've never heard of someone having to conceal their guns on their own property, and frankly, I'd think it was a bit silly if they actually made that a law. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you, of course, as I stated, I'm not a lawyer or anything.