When we arrived in this town one of the of the first people we met was the Vietnamese lady who ran the local cafe. Her husband was the Police Captain. One weekend, after we had been in town a few weeks, they invited us to go shooting with them at the range. The Captain provided several boxes of .45 ACP and 9X19 ammo and a fine time was had by all.
Afterwards we went for a hike on a trail they wanted to show us and he admonished us to “Carry always”. That was not because of crime. There hasn’t been a people shooting on the island in over twenty years. We do have bears and the occasional wolf sighting however.
Anyway, We knew right then that we were going to enjoy living here.
Maybe you can privately send me what town you live in. I am looking for such a town as you describe. Thanks.