I might be inclined to say that giving the perception of being unarmed as you open the door is probably the safest bet because who knows if someone is going to throw a fit and accuse you of brandishing, even if you're just carrying in a hip holster in your own home.
Clearly the age old paranoia of "one hand behind the door, gun in hand" is the way to go!
I'm pretty sure there were illegals renting the house behind us for about 2 months. Several times they came to our front door saying (in Spanish) they'd kicked their soccer ball into our backyard. Young adults & adult males. Sometimes 1-2 would be at the door & 2-3 in a car on the street. They always wanted to look in our backyard. No way! I saw right through what they were doing. Made me very uncomfortable. Oh, their ball was never in our backyard nor did I see them playing soccer in the teeny tiny yard.
I don't know what happened but they had moved after 2 months, I was so relieved. This is in Utah, a mixed middle class neighborhood.
Yup, and learning that people answer the door unarmed.
Desperate people will kill you to get what they need, don't answer the door.
I might be inclined to say that giving the perception of being unarmed as you open the door is probably the safest bet because who knows if someone is going to throw a fit and accuse you of brandishing, even if you're just carrying in a hip holster in your own home.
Clearly the age old paranoia of "one hand behind the door, gun in hand" is the way to go!
I'm pretty sure there were illegals renting the house behind us for about 2 months. Several times they came to our front door saying (in Spanish) they'd kicked their soccer ball into our backyard. Young adults & adult males. Sometimes 1-2 would be at the door & 2-3 in a car on the street. They always wanted to look in our backyard. No way! I saw right through what they were doing. Made me very uncomfortable. Oh, their ball was never in our backyard nor did I see them playing soccer in the teeny tiny yard. I don't know what happened but they had moved after 2 months, I was so relieved. This is in Utah, a mixed middle class neighborhood.
Yikes! Plus, soon we'll look like a third world country with tons of people begging on city streets, most who don't even speak English.