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[dekeguy]

When my sister was an undergrad and living in her first apartment she kept her 20 bore shotgun under her bed and her .22 S&W in her purse along with her carry permit. She was a first class shot and believed in the concept that when there is one to be buried and one to be tried, "Not guilty, your Honor" I asked her why a .22 cal? She replied that a .22LR had more penetrating power than anything shy of a .45. I learned early not to piss off my sister.
So much for questionable neighborhoods.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by dekeguy

When my sister was an undergrad and living in her first apartment she kept her 20 bore shotgun under her bed and her .22 S&W in her purse along with her carry permit. She was a first class shot and believed in the concept that when there is one to be buried and one to be tried, "Not guilty, your Honor" I asked her why a .22 cal? She replied that a .22LR had more penetrating power than anything shy of a .45. I learned early not to piss off my sister.
So much for questionable neighborhoods.

I've got a Model 88 Maverick in my closet waiting to give anyone who breaks in a face full of buckshot. No permit to carry though, not yet anyways. My neighborhood isn't too bad but my city is. I think my sister would have been a lot happier in Miami if she'd had a gun, but she's not comfortable with that, which is too bad.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by thetaj

I've got a Model 88 Maverick in my closet waiting to give anyone who breaks in a face full of buckshot. No permit to carry though, not yet anyways. My neighborhood isn't too bad but my city is. I think my sister would have been a lot happier in Miami if she'd had a gun, but she's not comfortable with that, which is too bad.

Keep in mind that it being in your closet doesn't mean you're ready to use it. Also remain familiar with the laws regarding breaking faces full of buckshot.

Be careful with who you announce this gun to. People who boast of gun possession sometimes either have their gun stolen or physically used against them. Remember that the difference between you and the majority of motivated offenders is that THEY are the motivated offenders who are more likely than you to be fully prepared/willing to use that gun.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Keep in mind that it being in your closet doesn't mean you're ready to use it. Also remain familiar with the laws regarding breaking faces full of buckshot.

Be careful with who you announce this gun to. People who boast of gun possession sometimes either have their gun stolen or physically used against them. Remember that the difference between you and the majority of motivated offenders is that THEY are the motivated offenders who are more likely than you to be fully prepared/willing to use that gun.

Oh I know. As far as me being ready to use it, all I'll say is that I have a game plan, and it makes it very difficult for the other person to win.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Also...how bad are most college towns really? Even those in the core of a city usually have excellent police/security coverage. None of my friends at Columbia or Penn got robbed/mugged on campus, and those schools are in the "roughest" parts of their respective cities.

SLU is in Midtown and although they're working to improve, or even gentrify, the area around campus there is no 'campus town.' I had friends get mugged (for $1, because they were college students who didn't carry cash), and they shut the big gates around campus at night to discourage people cutting through who don't belong. So I learned how to walk in a city, WHEN to walk in a city, where to keep my money and when not to cross the street yet because there's someone hanging out on the sidewalk, and better safe than sorry. Those lessons helped me live in my poor, but not particularly 'bad' neighborhood in grad school and work even work with my current population. It's an attitude thing.

YMMV

/not participating in the OP of this thread on purpose

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

SLU is in Midtown and although they're working to improve, or even gentrify, the area around campus there is no 'campus town.' I had friends get mugged (for $1, because they were college students who didn't carry cash), and they shut the big gates around campus at night to discourage people cutting through who don't belong. So I learned how to walk in a city, WHEN to walk in a city, where to keep my money and when not to cross the street yet because there's someone hanging out on the sidewalk, and better safe than sorry. Those lessons helped me live in my poor, but not particularly 'bad' neighborhood in grad school and work even work with my current population. It's an attitude thing.

YMMV

/not participating in the OP of this thread on purpose

I take it that Midtown = Midtown St. Louis rather than Midtown Manhattan.

In any case, you have to look like you know exactly where you're going. If you look confused or lost, you look like prey.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

I take it that Midtown = Midtown St. Louis rather than Midtown Manhattan.

In any case, you have to look like you know exactly where you're going. If you look confused or lost, you look like prey.

There's a Midtown Manhattan?

/question answered