Follow home robberies

[mrblond]

When you have a deuce prairrie doggin it can be a bit emotional !

 

[Certaindeaf]

Rambo has a lot of accounts in this thread

Hey man, instead of me buying some trucknutz for my Pinto I bought some truck keyboards so let's show a little respect, hmm?

 

[Rkangel]

Depending on what they are, those bumper stickers may be the very thing that attracts people to your home. Back when I was young, dumb and full of rum or something like that I used to have all sorts of pro 2A and other tacticool stickers on my car, joined lots of gun pages on anti-social media and would regularly posts pictures of the family and me out shooting. Guess I got a little older and maybe wiser and it dawned on my that I was painting a huge target on my home. The privacy and security of my family far outweighs the need to make my membership in the Gravy Seals known to random strangers. All that bubblegum came off and the neighbors don't see anything more than a hunting rifle I carry in or out of the house a few weekends each year. With the rise in crime and the recent addition of the tweekers who moved in across the street, being discreet is more important than ever.

I've mentioned it before. The sticker thing happened to a neighbor. He had Arfcom, 2A, III%, this is my AR family, NRA, OFF Oregunion stickers, and gun logos on his truck. Guess whose truck got burglarized.

Some people call it situational awareness. Whatever it is, do not advertise what you have. If there is a concept that bears repeating, one should be a "gray man" long before SHTF.

Until you know your neighbors, and often afterwards, you should be very careful about the information you freely give out. You can't trust strangers. You can rarely trust neighbors. And the dirtbags in the group will rat you out or rob you in a heartbeat when the poop hits the fan. Heck, after the two-year (and counting) social engineering experiment and the hyper-politicization of a virus and injection, I'm finding even some friends are less trustworthy than I thought.

 

[The B]

if i was a criminal in need of a gun, the trucks with gun stickers and dudes driving them would absolutely - 100% - be where id look first.

guns DO NOT scare criminals.

 

[OldTengu]

Dillon Aero offers the Convoy Escort Vehicle, a large armored SUV with the pop-up minigun turret. Handy if you have the money and security contacts and so forth.

On a more down to home note... a Brinks armored/cash in transit truck has armor only rated for handgun calibers (NIJ 3A); not rifle caliber.

You'd need something closer to the V-150 Commando armored car or a M2 Bradley for protection against rifle calibers. On the other hand, a Ford Transit cargo van with the dual sliding doors and flat deck might provide a good base for Huey style bench seating and swing-away gun mounts like the ones currently used by the Military for vehicle door gunners

What you really need is an EM-50 UAV.

 

[sobo]

What you really need is an EM-50 UAV.

The Urban Assault Vehicle! Does it come with PJ Soles, in her younger version?

 

[Cavedweller]

if i was a criminal in need of a gun, the trucks with gun stickers and dudes driving them would absolutely - 100% - be where id look first.

guns DO NOT scare criminals.

Maybe not, but bullets do.

 

[Jonnyuma]

(He) ate that cupcake of destiny...

This gemstone of phraseology will supplant "Play stupid games... " in my lexicon. It's currently neck-and-neck with FAFO in the conversation-ender mic drop derby.

What I'm saying is.... I'm stealing it.

 

[Certaindeaf]

This gemstone of phraseology will supplant "Play stupid games... " in my lexicon. It's currently neck-and-neck with FAFO in the conversation-ender mic drop derby.

What I'm saying is.... I'm stealing it.

Play with the cupcake get the muffin top!

 

[Jonnyuma]

Play with the cupcake get the muffin top!

Good movie line for Death Wish Vll...
"Sorry son... you get the stump.".
"Huh... ?"
BOOM!


It sounded really good in Charles Bronson's voice.

 

[Stomper]

New trend I guess, Kali first then the nation.

"A spate of "follow-home" robbers turned deadly this week, resulting in the murder of a 23-year-old man outside of a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard Nov. 23.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to the homicide by announcing the formation of a "Follow Home Task Force." The county sheriff also declared his intention to do what it took to stop the growing trend.

Violent crimes are on the rise in Los Angeles. Area law enforcement reported an increase of nearly 4 percent since 2019, according to the latest law enforcement numbers released in October.

Police Chief Michel Moore said gang violence was an underlying influence.

The department had identified 133 robberies connected to the trend of suspects following victims home from Melrose Avenue, the Jewelry District, and high-end restaurants and nightclubs, Moore said this week."

I have actually done a couple of random "blockies" (making four left or right turns around a city block) on my way home because I noticed the same car making "too many" of the same turns as me in traffic while driving my Mercedes or >$65k commercial work rig that screams, "stuffed hella-full with spendy tools".


So far so good!

 

[revjen45]

There are no stickers on any of our vehicles. I want the ensuing Sheiststurm to be a complete surprise.

 

[Certaindeaf]

This is why ET was such a slippy fuque.

 

[bigezfosheez]

If someone tries to follow me home, they'll hear banjos before they ever get close to my place.