City Raccoons

[Colpy]

Shoot someone who doesn't want to be shot - or witnessed by someone to whom any form of launched projectile is a waepon - and see what happens. I didn't write the conflicting array of laws ... nor am I *ahem* entirely obedient to them....

Woof!

I don't mean to split hairs.....but here I go....

ANYTHING used to assault or threaten anyone can be classified as a "weapon". If I rolled up a newspaper and whacked you thoroughly with it (no offense intended ) that newspaper would be, in law, a weapon.

A firearm is entirely different......it has its own set of (ludicrous) laws, but to be in violation of them requires that the item at hand launcjh a projectile at a velocity of more than 500 metres a second. Paint ball guns don't.

 

[Niflmir]

Why not just get a dog? Dog barks in the middle of the night, you go out and make sure the stick is big enough they don't get near you. Barring that, you could just rig up an electric fence.

 

[lone wolf]

No need to split hairs ... just check with your local authorities because every one of them interpret law in any way that best suits them at that particular time. I'll be only too happy to let you pay the fine I got for discharging a firearm - shooting off a paint pellet - in a built-up area....

Woof!

 

[sandytravis]

yeah...i have the same problem. i wonder if there are any laws preventing me from a little target practice

 

[The conductor]

Racoons, creatures of the night. They are very smart. They are a member of the bear family. Try live trapping before resorting to shooting them or otherwise disposing of them.
In the city here they are everywhere because they have unlimited supply of food. We had a problem with them at the cottage but we used bungee cords to tie up the lid of the garbage can. They were not amused.

 

[Crashed]

I'm quite sure we have 'coons rifling through our garbage at night. In fact, i'm almost positive and it's getting to be a major pain in the ass.
I haven't seen it/them in action but whatever it is, is strong enough to push over a full garbage can to get at it's contents. Old Jazz hasn't noticed a damn thing.

 

[lone wolf]

Feed Ol' Jazz in the morning. By showtime, he'll be hungry enough to be interested.

Woof!