Texas produced 16,000 active duty in 2004 alone, Canada had 28,000 enlistments from 2003 to 2008.
New York. Not NYC. There is a distinct difference.
NY people are very different from the “city people”. NY City people can dry up and croak as far as we are concerned. We have no use for them at all.
Not-NYers think “gang people” have all the guns. No. Most regular people I know have gunS, most “gang” people seem to have a gun or two each. Or they share. Babies.
NY-ers hunt. It’s really a huge thing here. Hunting in the hills and valleys - in the freezing cold - patiently stalking or waiting out your prey.
I won’t say much more, but just on my street alone......no worries.
Additionally we have lots of rivers, canals, shoreline. Farmland covers a lot of this state. And - we sure can drive in snow.
It is not Times Square everywhere in NY.
It sure would get interesting.