Rocketvapor

They will expect FEMA to pay for their motel stay after forcing them to evacuate to higher ground.

and remember that with hurricane season coming don't buy that new generator until a hurricane is heading our way and keep that receipt in a safe place.

The premise of "stand your ground" and "meeting force with force" will have to be self evident.
Hopefully everyone involved will act honestly and not try not distort the facts. (am I paranoid?)

"the court shall award" comes out of whose pocket?

What about any legal fees up front even if it doesn't go to court? If you talk to your lawyer first, is he on a fixed retainer? I haven't picked a criminal defense lawyer yet, should I?

The revisions to La law gives the righteous citizen a better chance of a just outcome in a just shooting. A move in the right direction for sure.

If you are properly prepared, keep your wits about you, do only what you have practiced, don't accidentally shoot through the walls or across the street (is this a rural or city example) or get shot by the responding police (has happened).

nail gun? cool, nail the punk to the door and call 911 :dude:

I am not a lawyer. I am not a LEO. I am familiar with firearms and have had formal training in the past. As much as I would like to believe that the DA, law enforcement, Judge and jury would function as advertised, I would not be comfortable putting my finances and freedom on the line for possessions. The safely of my family, any day of the week, but not material items.

The rural south is a scary place to exercise your rights. Imagine plugging some local politician's drunk ash unemployed 2nd cousin in law. How about a relative of the investigating officer? How about your neighbors? "was gonna happen sooner or later, bubba was just itchin to shoot someone stealing gas from his tractor".
and, I sure wouldn't go posting rash ideas on a forum.
Those thinking of getting a home protection weapon think this out at length. I'm in favor of it. But get the training, not just how to shoot straight but how to think straight. Practice both shooting and even "what if" drills so you don't have to read the manual at the last minute. If you own a gun, become an expert on how that gun operates. Be able to load a magazine in the dark. Why do you need to be looking at the mag anyway?

This started out discussing the legality of deadly force and drifted around to how to get away with it. I don't trust our legal system with my life and relying on "a jury of my peers" would scare the life out of me anyway. But when necessary I will stand up to protect my family from harm.

Judge,
Home invasion drills, fire drills, perimeter watches ( :lol: ).

By the way, these practice drills have paid off more than once.

If you think you need a home protection weapon then you need a plan. One that can be put into motion without someone saying "but I'll loss the points I made in this game". King of the castle says "upstairs" everyone moves.

I think you would have a problem getting flood insurance after the 3rd occurrence. They would probably require you to put your trailer up on pilings.
Still wouldn't be cheap I bet.

Is this going to be on the test?

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The water has moved just south of the railroad truss that runs through the Morganza spillway as of mid morning. That puts it probably 5 miles north of US 190.

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This gage seems to suggest that about 2 feet of Morgaza water has made it to Hwy 190.
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and this gage indicates another gate opened about noon.
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Scottie just won't admit it but they do use a rubber ducky :rotflmao:

I don't go around in doves.

I'm a LONE Dumbass :pimp:

but I do agree on the low margins downstream and it won't take much to impact the economy in our area because of this event. Money is damned up river.

The Project flood shows 1.5 million cfs down the basin. I believe this is the max design of the controls. The fuse plug levee isn't expected to flow (250,000 cfs), Morganza at 25% (150,000 csf) and the ORCS at 620,000 EDIT: and about 35,000 cfs from the Red River would give about 800,000 cfs total down the AR and basin.

Hope opening of additional bays is delayed to reduce basin flow rates.