because anyone who knows anything about guns knows you never point any kind of gun in the direction of anyone.
Unless you INTEND to shoot...
Your friend with roosters in the city garage are *probably* illegal (ALL city ordinances I've seen so far do not allow roosters) and really their neighbors are doing them a courtesy by not reporting. Personally, got NO respect for those who think they can get away with stuff.... But NOT my problem!
No I don't hear my despite being only 20 yards from them... but they start crowing at 3:30 AM every single day. And sometimes have crow offs during the day. I do my neighbors the courtesy of not letting my roosters out until at least 8 sometimes later. My pole barn happens to AMPLIFY sound in THEIR direction but not in mine!
Even though the neighbor responded in a very inappropriate manner doesn't mean anyone with ANY maturity has to respond in the same manner. It's not what happens to you that dictates your life, but you you respond to what happens to you. I agree the original poster shouldn't HAVE to make any concessions in response to the neighbors stupidity.
One of my neighbors started cussing up a storm about my recently weaned and taken from their herd goatie kids. I started to holler things back... but decided that would only escalate the situation and ALL my other neighbors hate him. So I got in my truck and went over there (it was around the block despite our fences being connected). The instant he walked out to approach, I could see the misery on his face and the pain in his step. I introduced myself and apologized for the disruption. Explained what was and had been going on for a couple weeks (only seemed like a few day to me). If you've never seen a goat yell, check out this video..
He said he didn't want to deal with that all the time, and I agreed. We can often hear the waves crashing and sea lions barking. I asked him to bare with me while giving them time to adjust and at the end of said time frame (I made it 4 months) that if there had not been significant improvement I would work to rehome them. Turns out he was a VERY reasonable person who had been pushed to his limits with all the years of other "seemingly good" neighbors, speeding past his house despite a simple request to slow down a little for the folks who might have their dogs or children playing outside. in addition, we have dirt roads and during nice weather with windows open... brings a giant dirt cloud in to settle on everything. Those "good neighbors" also happen to burn trash illegally when it should only be garden debris. So his feelings about others were already looming before I suddenly ruined the peace of the whole neighborhood. Now I know despite this neighbors seemingly cranky disposition.. I can trust him and in the future if he has an issue, he will approach me in a much kinder way and with expectation that I will work to resolve it. I even visit sometimes to take his dogs a treat or share some eggs. Some people are just tired of being wronged every time they turn the corner. Not saying anything positive about a pellet gun toting neighbor. Just sharing that WE are in control of what we choose to do. I choose to live in peace with my neighbors, WHEN possible. You *often* get what you give. It may not always work, but I try killing with kindness first. Though that would NOT have been my reaction if I saw someone shooting at my animals on MY property. I may not have been able to control my mouth or reaction because like most people, I'm very passionate about my animals and oh boy, would my adrenaline have been pumping!!! And sometimes our emotion overrides our reasoning... temporary insanity anyone?
Anyways, most people's dogs are more annoying.
Anyways I'm just sharing that there are many possibilities. My husband does also work the night shift. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to keep roosters anymore once he moved home from the commute he was making for 2 years (6 hours each way) so we could move out of the city... where squatters have the right to stay and they were pepper spraying my dogs behind my fence when they walked by. He was concerned for our safety and that wasn't where we wanted to be long term anyways. We worked hard and made lot's of sacrifice to get away from that kind of turmoil. But I know that won't be an option for everybody either. Sometimes things happen... just to give us a little push. Were it not for those squatters, I might still be living contently, but not as much as I am so happy to be where we are now.
If those jerks happen to be renters, maybe contacting the homeowner would help get THEM out. To be that extreme doesn't seem like it would be a first run in with those neighbors. I hope one way or the other that this works out for your best despite being a terrible situation.
