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Originally Posted by buggyone
My response is: If you are walking around in a high crime area such as downtown Detroit, the projects of Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, or even the seedy places in Orlando - carry your pistol - but what in the world are you doing in those parts of the towns in the first place?
When you are in The Villages walking around at the town squares, dancing at the squares, or just golf carting around - don't you think it is really ridiculous to be carrying your concealed pistol?
I actually know someone who sleeps with a loaded pistol on his nightstand next to the bed. I know of another who will answer the door during the daytime with a pistol tucked into a holster in the small of his back with one hand ready to draw it. Personally, I feel very sorry for these people who are scared to live without their pistols - especially in The Villages.
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First off, what I was trying to convey was that if you are in a strange town you don't know the areas to avoid. My GPS doesn't have a setting of "avoid high crime areas". I am not looking for trouble. Second, who said I carry in The Villages? I only carry when I am leaving The Villages. I agree, there is no reason to carry here but once outside I do. To tell the truth I'd rather not have the bulk or weight of a pistol on me so I don't carry here. I've got to say that if it came to a confortation I'd do anything in my power to avoid it including getting away. I wouldn't want to go through the courts and all their BS. The only time I'd use it would be to save myself from bodily harm or my love ones. This is as it should be. I'm not a cowboy, just a retired citizen protecting what is mine.