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sop

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3. You don't shoot a ding-dong-ditcher. Period.

Reply to Heidi (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 09:42 AM

Sep 2025

Ringing someone's doorbell and running away is a mischievous children's prank. At worst, the law might view it as harassment, maybe even trespassing if signs are present.

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On CNN just now, the ding-dong ditch suspect had over 20 guns in his house. [View all] Swede Sep 2025 OP

Guns Submariner Sep 2025 #1

Shot a child in the back. Heidi Sep 2025 #2

You don't shoot a ding-dong-ditcher. Period. sop Sep 2025 #3

Totally agree. Heidi Sep 2025 #4

I live in a small town, gab13by13 Sep 2025 #5

The story your acquaintance clings to is a well-debunked myth. Heidi Sep 2025 #8

Rural areas have a higher violent crime rate per capita than cities obamanut2012 Sep 2025 #11

Did anyone tell him they were raccoons, not zombies? travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #14

We rang and ran way back in Madison in the late 50's early 60's...... a kennedy Sep 2025 #6

wondering onethatcares Sep 2025 #7

One Halloween night in my youth, a couple of my friends and I.... lastlib Sep 2025 #9

??? niyad Sep 2025 #10

We're so unique in the worst ways. Passages Sep 2025 #12

However many guns he has is immaterial. The kids banged on his doors over a dozen times. Firestorm49 Sep 2025 #13

Protect the guns at all costs! travelingthrulife Sep 2025 #15