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"OK, I have a gun and I'll go get my stuff myself" is not illegal to say and 100% gets police to show up. Source: tried it more than once

• rdtsc 2y ago
  Not bad strategy. Though I can see, depending on their disposition them turning against you. "Oh, you have gun? Better not reach for it! Is it registered, where is it?". They could turn into assholes real fast if they feel like you're trying to force them to do something.
• m463 2y ago
  some of that depends on the state/jurisdiction you're in. I think in texas you can defend your self/loved ones/property with a gun. In california, you can take a gun to the target range (in your trunk, unloaded). Not sure what else you can use a gun for except maybe get in trouble.
  • fragmede 2y ago
    California's not happy about guns existing, but if you're being attacked in your home, there are some limited carve outs.
  • vedmed 2y ago
    In California you can get a CCW and carry it almost everywhere.
• vundercind 2y ago
  The single case of theft I personally know about ever being acted on by the police, was when a business owner spotted the van that’d been present at burglaries of his business and several others (several of them had footage of the van, the thieves, and legible shots of the license plate—cops didn’t care), called the police to report it, and, when they still acted reluctant to do anything, said “you better come down here or I’ll confront them myself”. I assume what got them to show up was that they didn’t want the bad press if the dude got shot.