RE: Keeping Non Members off the field
Seriously though, I haven't seen a post yet that actually advocates shooting anyone. A few have made the leap in their own minds that some of us Southerners want to do that, but I don't see it in the actual posts made. I'm a proficient shooter and always have a gun. And I would not hesitate to perforate anyone who threatened my safety or the safety of another innocent. They way I see it, if a man chooses to be a criminal and become a danger to others, he's given up his rights to personal safety. But I, like many of my peers, am also a committed Christian and value human life and peace above all else. If I catch a trespasser on my land, I will show my weapon and tell him to wait face down on the ground for the police to arrive. If he complies, he will be fine. If he runs, then he runs and I'll let him go. But if he makes a threatening move at me, I'll deal with it and call the police back and tell them they'll need an ambulance when they get there. At the flying field, I wouldn't show my weapon but I would call the police after one (and only one) request for them to leave. If they refused, I would act like I'm not going to push the issue and wait for the police to get there. The weapon won't come out unless they get belligerant.