Dylan had a few firearms, but the local police cautioned that if he used them to defend his property and family – or even fired warning shots – that it would be he who found himself in jail. He was also worried that "creeps thumping their boots across our roof could even take me to court if any of them fell off. This was so unsettling. I wanted to set fire to these people. These gate-crashers, spooks, trespassers, demagogues were all disrupting my home life." He got a few English Mastiffs to help deal with the problem when he lived in Pt. Dume (Malibu), but the fact that he was told he couldn't defend his life and property without being considered a criminal himself is just outrageous. ......but typical, considering his state of residence.