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Originally Posted by LAJ
The irony being that smaller cities and towns tend to have much higher crime rates per capita than big US cities. There is no need to carry a gun.
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That's a bit of a broad assessment J. Didn't you mean "most" big US cities? Because there are some pretty major centers down there that have some pretty massive murder rates, assault rates, rapes, etc. The hospital she worked at in San Fran was rather huge and was not safe for a female to walk the area alone at night, on the way to a car, bus, etc.
Even the hospital I worked at years ago is large and in a central part of Winnipeg, Canada. Not the most violent area of the city mind you, but nurses and female staff members getting off work late at night were and are still urged to walk with someone or call security for an escort to their vehicles. Once in a while you hear about an assault, sexual assault, or some other crime going on committed against a female staffer in that area, and when it does happen a lot of them start thinking more about how to better protect themselves.
Saying "there is no need" is pretty naive. Especially in this day and age.
Sorry the reply took so long, I lost track of this thread at some point.
