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Unfairly being evicted for shooting opossums
As I sat in my bedroom watching television I was startled to see an opossum emerge from my dryer vent. The animal showed no natural fear of me, and upon searching the second bedroom of my apartment I realized there were two opossums in my residence.
One seemed rabid and when it made an aggressive move toward me I was forced to shoot it. I went looking for the second opossum and found it in my dining room. I was forced to shoot it as well.
I called 911 immediately after and later had a police report written. No fault was found in my actions; no charges were filed and no citations given.
That evening I notified the apartment community personnel but nothing was done to prevent more opossums from entering the apartment for three days.
My landlord did give me a 30-day notice of eviction for using a firearm inside my apartment to kill the opossums since it is illegal to fire a weapon inside city limits, except in cases of self-defense.
I'm a licensed firearm owner and certified safe hunter. There was no damage to the apartment. I feel I'm being discriminated against by having the ability, means and need to protect myself from animals that may have had rabies.
The management at my complex is using a city ordinance out of context to evict a law-abiding tenant. Would they proceeding with an eviction if my intruder had been a burglar?
Unfairly being evicted for shooting opossums
As I sat in my bedroom watching television I was startled to see an opossum emerge from my dryer vent. The animal showed no natural fear of me, and upon searching the second bedroom of my apartment I realized there were two opossums in my residence.
One seemed rabid and when it made an aggressive move toward me I was forced to shoot it. I went looking for the second opossum and found it in my dining room. I was forced to shoot it as well.
I called 911 immediately after and later had a police report written. No fault was found in my actions; no charges were filed and no citations given.
That evening I notified the apartment community personnel but nothing was done to prevent more opossums from entering the apartment for three days.
My landlord did give me a 30-day notice of eviction for using a firearm inside my apartment to kill the opossums since it is illegal to fire a weapon inside city limits, except in cases of self-defense.
I'm a licensed firearm owner and certified safe hunter. There was no damage to the apartment. I feel I'm being discriminated against by having the ability, means and need to protect myself from animals that may have had rabies.
The management at my complex is using a city ordinance out of context to evict a law-abiding tenant. Would they proceeding with an eviction if my intruder had been a burglar?
