General Discussion

I'm the sort who always asks. Well, I do if they don't immediately run away from the unarmed crazy guy wearing shoes, undershorts, and nothing else. I can put on my shoes really fast. It's a useful skill to have whether you are running away from trouble or into it.

The only time I've confronted a guy holding a gun was one I surprised on my back porch. He was evading the police who were at the front of my house. Before I could say anything he ran away and jumped over our back fence. The police got him a few minutes later. I figure the guy was lucky he didn't get shot. I've seen the police shoot people I wouldn't have shot.

I've been confronted myself by guys holding guns, but not because I was in anyone's backyard without their permission.

Can property can be violated? Is that a common phrase where you live? I'm just curious. In my mind property can be vandalized, it can be stolen, it can be in violation of some code, but I wouldn't say the property itself was violated. Maybe its a regional thing.

If I was explaining the situation to someone, the cops for example, and trying to be precise in my language, I might say, "I heard noises, I grabbed my gun, and confronted two trespassers in my backyard. " Except I wouldn't have grabbed my gun. In my personal experience once the guns come out everything is fubar.