“I woke up one morning to my truck jacked up and missing a tire and wheel. we have been vandalized twice. many of our neighbors have been robbed. A store owner was shot and killed during an armed robbery a block away not too long ago”
Jeez. When the red flags are waving like that it’s time to take evasive action. There must be someplace else to live!
funny thing is, I have another very nice house 80 miles away in a relatively crime free rural setting. If I moved back there, I would have to give up a lot-job, woman, etc. We were over at the local shopping complex (a block away) a few nights ago and, as ususal, a POS junkie came up to us with the ususal BS hard luck story looking for money to buy heroin or meth or whatever. Before he even finished, I told him no and not to come any closer to us. He started swearing loudly at us with his hands hidden under his jacket. I had my hand on my Glock 29. Never a dull moment.