It is not necessary for you to shoot them for you to be in violation of the law. I'm sure as a very well informed gun owner you knew that. I'm sure you also know there are huge differences between wearing a watch and a gun and your seeming to equate them as equally benign is humor?
There is a law against display of a weapon as a means of making a threat.
790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.—If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

However, it is possible that people following your advise will instead face aggravated assault without intention to kill as your suggested action contains all the required elements of that felony:
Florida Statutes

784.011 Assault.—

(1) An “assault” is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.

(2) Whoever commits an assault shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

784.021 Aggravated assault.—

(1) An “aggravated assault” is an assault:

(a) With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or
(b) With an intent to commit a felony.

(2) Whoever commits an aggravated assault shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,

Elements

To prove the crime of Assault, the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. Defendant intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to victim.
2. At the time, defendant appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3. The act of defendant created in the mind of victim a well-founded fear that the violence was about to take place.

Sounds like a job for 'the posse', doesn't it, gracie? :)

You are very reasonable. I have lived here for six years and no one stole anything and the only folks who cut through my yard were going to the pool. Sweetie shot them.


JUST KIDDING.

I thought so too gerryann, we all have lived for a LONG time and this whole episode is MOST unusual. ANYWHERE.

I'm back to the original post. Was this in The Villages?

Never had anyone steal anything in 7 years.

Boy thats the truth. When my spouse worked at Citizens, residents would come in and take the whole basket of apples. One person even boasted that they made apple crisp with them. Others would come in and take the newspapers and three or four bags of popcorn. Needless to say, we live among some people with sticky fingers....

never mind

have a nice day

Bridgeport at Miona Shores
 

They were 2 young adults and our neighbor did call the police. We all need to keep our eyes open, not just for ourselves, but other neighbors

Printed laws are public information, right?

I remember you now.


Your advice is heeded by me.


No wonder you posted it. It was as I first said. OUTRAGEOUS. I hope that someone got their license plate or some other identifying information. You are not contiguous to other villages there, but in between two sections of non village homes.


Not that that matters in the whole scheme of things. Very troubling. With a cooler, cutting someone else's roses! Beyond audacious.

Did we ever figure out where this happened?? If the Villages, which one??

Bridgeport at Miona Shores, down Rainey Trail, off of Buena Vista.

I stand corrected,, you right,, or left whatever side you want to be on,,,