[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by JimJoe

Imagine if he had pulled a gun or a knife and there was no one there who was licensed to carry.

Do you suppose the guy who pulled the gun on Canal Street was licensed to carry??

[pooh]

This year there does seem to be more stressed responses being noticed. Not sure if they are from new community members who haven't yet let go of their daily work mentality which might have been filled with lots of stress filled situations, or if it's from long time residents that are noticing the growth and more traffic or ???
Doesn't matter what, it's just wrong to be so uptight about parking spaces. There's always another one to be found. This isn't downtown LA, New York, Chicago, there's lots around and generally a place to park a car or cart.

Since it's the holiday season, and that alone can put some people "over the top," I'll give them any space they want. It's not worth spoiling one's day about something that's really not significant. However, if they intimate they are "packing a piece," my cell phone dials 911 immediately and then I snap a picture. I'm pretty good with that phone camera if I do say so myself...

[islandgal]

I sadly think more of these incidents appear with the rapid growth of our population.
I personally think there should be more security around in plain sight.
We come from so many different locations and sadly, as they say, it takes all kinds - hopefully only a few disorderly ones surface.
I can only imagine what those residents think who have lived here ten years or more. Would like to hear their input.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by gongoozler

If someone is tottin a gun in the Villages then they have lost their marbles! This has to be the safest place in the U.S.

YOU are my new best friend. I keep saying the same thing, but people with guns take me on every time.

Merry Christmas to YOU.

[Sherman931]

OMG..after reading this thread I feel as if I am back in south Florida.

[Barefoot]

I read somewhere that The Villages is larger than Daytona Beach. Of course we'll have a certain percentage of crazies.

I don't believe in living a fearful or suspicious life. But there are unbalanced people out there. I hope that we can all be watchful and take good care of each other.

[paulandjean]

Boys will be boys

[Minnesotalyn]

Some times as people age their brains don't work so well any more. That's sad.

[pooh]

I've been thinking about this all the time we were out shopping this afternoon. No one seemed particularly aggressive, but not as many smiles as I've seen at other times. Maybe it's crunch time for gift getting and people are pretty serious about their shopping experience. I've also wondered just how many males around here might be on testosterone therapy. It's not an uncommon thing, low testosterone in older males, but too much isn't a good thing, it can bring about a more "aggressive" side to the personality....then again, some who aren't as nice as one would hope, especially during this holiday season, could just be, well, not nice.

I'm sure what we see is still better than what one might encounter in other areas. Most here are nice and TV is a much safer place to live than so many other locales.

[ijusluvit]

Does anyone know in which states the guy with the gun would have been within the law?

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by ijusluvit

Does anyone know in which states the guy with the gun would have been within the law?

figuratively it would a state of unlawfulness,
but literally we have heard there are few in the southwest where college students and others pack more than lunches

aren't there shootings in which the owner's firearm is used against him/her?

let's keep TV safe and sane.

Bicycles must be a great way to relieve the stress of traffic.
We have never heard of a bicyclist pulling a gun or exercising violent road rage.

L and L

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by ijusluvit

Does anyone know in which states the guy with the gun would have been within the law?

www.handgunlaw.us

[graciegirl]

Oh Pooh. I was out today, and got a hug from the Kroger manager and a hug from the butcher and a handshake and a Merry Christmas from the guy behind the postal counter that I see almost every day with my ebay packages and three smiles from little ones in strollers and lots of smiles from people not as old as me.

Christmas is definitely on the way here in Ohio. I will send good cheer to you and you can pass it on.

I just love you, Pooh.

Merry Christmas.

[Larryandlinda]

Originally Posted by gongoozler

If someone is tottin a gun in the Villages then they have lost their marbles! This has to be the safest place in the U.S.

is security at the gates - they are slow enough..
But the public areas are excluded anyway.
There was some chatter that Brownwood might be a greater attraction for riff raffers, but we are sure things will be under control.

L and L

[brostholder]

My anti-thread comments. Today, I rented a golf cart for the week and of course got lost. I whipped out my trusty map and before I even had it unfolded two of the nicest women stopped to ask me if I needed help. Not only did they give me directions, but they turned around and went out of their way to show me the way and to get me going in the right direction. When I got to my destination we started chatting with a couple that just moved here from British Columbia. Never met them before but spent 30 minutes in the most delightful conversation. So, for every one of those nuts, there are hundreds of great villagers.