Thread: gun control

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I guess we're just way behind the times out here in the sticks.... Kids still are known to get in a good old fist fight in the parking lot after school---then probably leave being best of friends again. Not a lot of crime, the usual BS stuff but nothing serious...No muggings or shootings around here for the last 30 years I've been in this area. The Chief of Police is a friend, but I still call him Chief if I see him uptown. I suppose most every house in town has a gun or three in them, they come out for hunting season and the target range, but not for settling a disagreement with a neighbor.

I hate the cold weather, but I guess maybe it's worth putting up with if it keeps all the problems away. Living in a town that's a bit old fashioned isn't all bad...and the whole state of South Dakota has fewer people then a lot of big cities... Respect for other people is still an issue here---well, respecting people that deserve respect that is.... Just a matter of what's important to a person, I guess... I sure wouldn't give up my laid back, relaxed life style to go live in some crime ridden big city where everybody has to carry a gun just to feel safe.... No job or amount of money would be worth it to me....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I guess we're just way behind the times out here in the sticks.... Kids still are known to get in a good old fist fight in the parking lot after school---then probably leave being best of friends again. Not a lot of crime, the usual BS stuff but nothing serious...No muggings or shootings around here for the last 30 years I've been in this area. The Chief of Police is a friend, but I still call him Chief if I see him uptown. I suppose most every house in town has a gun or three in them, they come out for hunting season and the target range, but not for settling a disagreement with a neighbor.

I hate the cold weather, but I guess maybe it's worth putting up with if it keeps all the problems away. Living in a town that's a bit old fashioned isn't all bad...and the whole state of South Dakota has fewer people then a lot of big cities... Respect for other people is still an issue here---well, respecting people that deserve respect that is.... Just a matter of what's important to a person, I guess... I sure wouldn't give up my laid back, relaxed life style to go live in some crime ridden big city where everybody has to carry a gun just to feel safe.... No job or amount of money would be worth it to me....

well said. It's sad times we live in, but I, like you, keep em locked in the safe except for the range or hunting.