Hardened New Yorkers are ready to battle lowlife criminals to protect their homes and stores in storm-ravaged areas plagued by looting and break-ins.

In Coney Island, several residents were loading up their guns, sharpening their machetes and brandishing other deadly weapons.

Jacinto Gonzalez, 42, picked up a baseball bat and stood guard outside his two-story rowhouse on West 27th Street near Neptune Avenue with his family.

Another Coney Island resident, Roberto Aviles, brandishing a rusty 3-foot machete and warning he has a gun, who has lived in Coney Island since 1995 with his wife, says he’s ready to take on phony burglars posing as Con Ed workers.

Originally posted by kawika

Originally posted by kawika
reply to post by YourWIFI

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8 plus one in the chamber...

Mossberg 500 Special Marine

Originally posted by kawika
reply to post by GreenGlassDoor

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Use two hands, you bet...

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“I’m prepared inside here,” the 76-year-old Aviles said, showing off his rusted, three-foot machete and warning he had a gun.

Chris Lane, a 50-year-old resident of the Coney Island Houses, put together a small arsenal with his double pump action gun.

Originally posted by kawika
reply to post by eNumbra

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Gotta plan ahead...

Here is a great place to order a big box of ammo for not much money

Cheaper than dirt online link here

edit on 3-11-2012 by kawika because: added link

Originally posted by kawika
reply to post by Valhall

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Yup, hurray for our side.

“I’m prepared inside here,” the 76-year-old Aviles said, showing off his rusted, three-foot machete and warning he had a gun.

Chris Lane, a 50-year-old resident of the Coney Island Houses, put together a small arsenal with his double pump action gun.