So don't know if y'all have seen it but there's a video going around if this guy fining this Homless dude just chilling in his backyard sitting in his swing eathing a bag of chips and just being happy really. I mean honestly I find it halarious compared to 80% of the Homless people I have around y area I really really wouldn't mind some dude like this. Anyhow the guy I had the deer hunting conversation with can storming up to me with the video playing on tik tock and he's red in the face and going "LOOK AT THIS BS ! " and I watch it again and start laughing because again, I found it pretty funny and light hearted . Yet again apparently I gave the wrong response because he's looking at me like something is wrong with me. Says " You think this is funny ?! TRESSPASSING ?!" I shrugged and just said it's not like the guys hurting anything,he's not being violent or just sitting there hitting a crack pipe. Said yeah I'd be a little miffed but egh would definitely have my gun on me in case ( I always do while home) but really it's just not that big of deal. Said it actually wasn't uncommon to have guys like that back in the day. Heck peoel would leave food out and stuff for them just being nice ( look up the leather man if you curious about guys like this we had a few around here when I was a kid) .
He proceeded to just start talking about how he'd shoot the guy in site no questions asked " HES TRESSPASSING AND IMMA USE THAT CASTLE LAW !!
And all I could really do was just say " you'd kill a guy...shoot on site no questions asked......for sitting in you backyard...and eathing a bag of chips ?" Conversation goes on for about 5 more minutes with him basically saying he's trespassing and yeah he's gonna shoot the guy no questions asked and I just keep reiterate " over sitting in you back yard and eathing chips" finally just asked if he was ok because I just can't fathom killing someone for something so friggen stupid especially if they pose no immediate threat and bad that looks on the rest of us.
Then tried saying I should understand because I was in the army and I was triend to be a killer ( I had a good laugh at that ) and told him there's a thing called escalation of force. Started talking about how it was pure disrespect to trespassing like that he feels it gave him the right and I just cut him off saying if feeling disrespected will make you shoot a man dead just for sitting and eating some chips he needs some serious therapy or something Proceeded to call me a liberal something another and walk off. Shrugged and went back to my phone game.
Boy getting happy I'm moving boats cuz this joker and me are just not two peas in a pod lol. Not gonna lie he really reminds me of a few guys we had in the infantry units who did there best to be redneck stereotypes..and not in the fun way noble way
COME ON THURSDAY!!!!

Whos IMMA?

Not everyone has had the experiences you’ve had Wolfdog91. I don’t allow trespassers and would not hesitate to use violence if one refuses to leave.
I’m curious if you leave your house or vehicle unlocked? After all, it’s just trespassing if they decide to come in. Some have had bad experiences with “trespassers” but apparently it’s common where you’re from. Most folks have no clue what they’ll do in a situation, but I’m not going to let it play out to see if I come out on the short end of the stick.

Vernacular.

Cyber Definitions

IMMA means "I'm Going To."

The fist three letters of the word IMMA represent a contraction of the phrase "I am" and the letter "A" on the end derives from the lest letter of the slang word "Gonna." Therefore, IMMA is a contraction of "I am going to." It is typically used to indicate that the sender is about to do something.

I would insist a guy smoking crack leaves. You can not trust a dope fiend. Hopefully violence would not be needed but he would leave.

My home=MY CASTLE.

There would be a stern request for that individual to exit my property......and if that didn't work...then it would no longer be a request....and I'd take it from there.....

This is my home!

Well in the perticular circumstance.... I'm talking about the one I described .You look out your door and there's a homeless dude haut sitting in your chair in your backyard watching some chips.... you just gonna BANG shoot the guy ? Like without tying to figure anything out , see who he is what he's doing just first thing you do is blast the guy ? Really ?
It's not like. You walked din and he's creeping around your house or ransacking your garage.

It's like that guy who shot a girl who used his drive way as a turn around. Stuff like that just plain isn't acceptable

If you kill a trespasser eating a bag of chips in your backyard you are going to prison--It doesn't matter where you live.

Well see that perfectly understandable
" hay man what the heck are you doing you know your tresspassing right ? You need to leave before XYZ" then go from there

but killing a guy out friggin right ?
Walk out see the guy and BAM ! really?

As far as the video I’d laugh at the video but if it happens on my property and the guy was calm and not trying to attack me I’d call the sheriff and have them remove him because they may keep him calmer then I might, but if he was violent then shoot first.

Just drag him inside the house.

I thought you knew that.....

If I killed every trespasser here in the winter, I would run out of ammo and places to hide the bodies.

When I was a kid , in the 50's and 60's , our neighbors , didn't care if we hunted or past through their property.
We could hunt all day and never worry about property lines.
Then dairy farms and many small farms went bankrupt , because of FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION , remember that outfit of the government?
They encouraged loans ( knowing full well you couldn't afford it ) and took over almost all the small farms , by default !
That was the beginning of the loss of simple freedoms.
Now here we are talking about shooting someone for trespassing .
SMH Things sure have gone down hill in the last 60 years.
Funny thing is that the people that bought small sections of those farms , felt they owned all the land that bordered their property .
Yet you couldn't go on their property.
Seen it many times that these people would come off a neighbors property , and try to kick you off your own property.
It's all in the schools that teach their propaganda and program the students that , if you think you're right you're right.
Doesn't matter what others think.
Back in the early days , if someone had a problem , everyone was there to help as best as they could.
SMH Today it's shoot a trespasser ?
The CASTLE LAW , is only within your home in almost every state.
Not for trespassers.
Indoctrination seems to be working as planned , division is the NORM now.

I read that and heard my mommas voice, lol. She always said that, “Just drag’em back inside”

Woilfdog91, a guy in my locked privacy fenced back yard is not exactly getting a free pass…shoot on sight? No…but he will be confronted at gun point. The rest of his life is up to him. Again, I took what you described and related it to my situation, so scaling a privacy fence that’s locked doesn’t exactly send “I’m just chilling vibes”

Again, where you grew up it was common place, where I grew up it had you convincing people they made wrong life choices. Nothing “red neck” about it. Self preservation comes before stupidity of other people.

Please post the video. I could not find anything close to it on YouTube.

Keith

Anyone whose first instinct is to shoot that guy has serious anger/mental problems.

LOL That's from the UK , they're nuts over there.

To be honest I'm like 80% that video was staged but still if you see that as a shoot on site threat.....ummmm.....yeah, jus please dont ever become a cop

Someone in my back yard will be aproche by me if I'm home and henis noticed first. And will have several guns on him from the house and my boys don't miss. Now if I'm not home or even if I am most likely Someone will have opened the door before looking and the germand shepherd will be out first and the individual will be highly motivated to leave while we are trying to figure out what she took off after barking at.

No fence no neighbors closer than 100 yards and 0ne is a friend the other is my dad. You have to love having a big dogs.

The UK? What's he gonna shoot him with? A pellet gun?

There is absolutely no justification shown in that video for shooting or harming that trespasser.

Having a gun in hand while talking to him would be prudent.

That guy could get paid to be a garden gnome for the wealthy, which is a real thing now.

Keith

Those are illegal there also. Who knows , as far as I know Cleveland , Ohio has a law that soda straws are illegal , as they can propel an object of harm.

Just curious of you own your own place or a renter? There should be no one on my land or in my yard with out my invitation.

No , air rifles are legal and are a big thing I. The UK. You can own firearms too just alot of red tape, permits ,tests ect

I own mine but still don't mean imm shoot some dead for harmless tresspassing

Well I think it takes a special person to shoot someone dead and I wouldn't wish that on anyone but people should learn that if it's not theirs stay off or leave it be.

In most states, until you tell someone to leave and they refuse, there's no punishable crime at all. In most states, after you tell them and they refuse, if nothing else illegal was done, it's mostly a minor misdemeanor, only punishable by a fine, no jail time. You can't legally use deadly force to stop a minor misdemeanor.

Hunting without permission regulations are different.

I am armed and not friendly, when I catch somebody on my land, but I am not going to shoot unless legally justified to do so.

Keith

Heck Wolfie...if I remember correctly,Swamper was a Possum Cop and sounds like he would only ask dude once to leave before he popped a cap.

A smart person would call the cops while watching the guy from inside the house if you thought he was doing something wrong.

Sounds like ignorance on that guys part. I could never hurt someone for trespassing or even taking property. I can buy more stuff but killing that's something you have to live with forever.and it sad now a days I have to tell my kids not to even go on the farm headlands because we don't own it. Guys like him are the reason for that.one thing a lot of people don't realize is that even if your protecting yourself or your castle a lot of times your still going to jail until everything gets sorted out in court.

If you seriously think you could drag them in the house and get away with it, you better watch a few more Forensic Files. lol

He'd would have never made it past my dogs.

Neither would the chips.

What's a cop? Only way one might come is if you said you were going to shoot the trespasser. Don't ask me how I know.

Now that’s funny right there

Choot em' Elizabeth

I stand corrected , sorry , I'm not up with the laws in the UK .

Last I knew they were letting Muslims take over their country and were banning knives.
Just goes to show, check your sources , I guess.

Guns rights are limited and keep in an armory. A reason so many have multiple barrels for their over and understand. Air guns require licensing I believe. It's like some of that true Canadian freedom we often hear about.

God gave us freewill , and a clear conscience , there was no evil in our souls or minds.
Others influenced our choices.

Tresspassers, no biggie!. No different than poaching or stealing traps off a line right? I'm sure the guy eating the chips had no criminal history? Would I have shot him? No, unless he was chewing with his mouth open. I can't stand someone smacking their lips!

The trespassing debate we have run through before I think the last big one came up when somebody purchased 20,000 acres and then posted the property. lol

What is the “ruling” on a situation turning violent after the owner confronts a trespasser?

Here in Virginia it's legal to trespass as long as you are looking for your dog, which all trespassers are, of course.

well, the guy is homeless, has nothing, and doesn't act like his bread is all the way done in the middle, possible early stage dementia, best thing would be take him to mcdonalds and buy him a meal.

Blaine and ADC have the answer. And a video on TikToc? I wouldn't trust anything on that platform. Also, let's remember, as AI moves forward you may not be able to tell the BS put forth using AI vs the real thing.

I read it included the inside of the wall of your house. I extend that to my yard but my yard include everything I pay property tax on including when your 1/2 mile from and out of sight of the house.

I'm not friendly the first time always armed and ready. You never know how they will react, if they are drugged out or running a meth lab on your place. I'm darn sure not a wolf dog aw shucks how you doing man and giving them the chance to get the upper hand. I'm also not going to threaten or be dumb enough to even posture like I would just start shooting without being in danger. The guy on his boat gives gun owners a bad name. Truth be told the guy would squat and pee down his leg if ever called out on anything so he postures and blows hard to make himself feel like a big man.