Three times on my horse ranch in New Mexico, my wife and I had to hold criminals at gun point. Since we were so isolated, 45 minutes later, the police finally arrived and arrested them.
I guess we could have listened to these idiots, but instead of those criminals being in jail today, the police could have placing my wife and I into body bags.
My wife and I made the wise choice!
Your neighbors should thank you also.
People that delegate responsibility of their safety and well being to others are fooling themselves and risking their lives.