Reply #98: yes, well

[iverglas]

And if I think that someone who has a right to do something is doing it in a manner that is so unwise that it may be unsafe for me or anyone else or even him/herself, I'm going to call the police, and you just might be the person thanking me one day.

Many moons ago, we had a neighbor who would routinely call 911 on us because we owned guns.

I don't really think I've ever suggested that I would call 911 because someone owned (more accurately, possessed) guns. I think what I was saying, if we apply it to this specific scenario, was that if someone possessed guns in a manner that was so unwise that it might be unsafe for me or anyone else or even him/herself, I'd be calling the police.

I assume that you keep your guns locked up when not in use and aren't in the habit of waving them at the neighbours or firing them in the air or leaving them on the lawn overnight, you see.

If you were in such habits, you might indeed not thank me for being a nosy parker, but I think the police and some other neighbours would. ;)