Ghetto of Charleston (North Charleston, Summerville, North: neighborhoods, schools, place to live)

[scjj]

Originally Posted by RiWrites

Here is one link:
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

There are others but just google for the others.

I won't ever own a gun but that is my choice. I am more afraid of the people who are carrying them who get ticked off with a driver who wasn't going fast enough. We had one guy do exactly that. He killed a man because he wasn't going fast enough. Watch the news and there will be stories about kids getting a hold of their parents' gun and killing either themselves or another child. Spouses who in the heat of an argument will let it escalate to the point where one will pick up a gun and shoot the other. Yes, there are stories about criminals using guns but there are more stories on the news about deaths from firearms by someone the person knew. There are also suicides that make me wonder if the person didn't have the gun there would they have been so quick to kill themselves. Just my 2 cents. If you want to own a gun fine. Just be responsible about it.

It is legal to carry a gun in your car without a permit in the state of SC, and you would be highly alarmed if you knew how many people actually do it. That is why I tell my kids to never get into a confrontation on the road, just let it go. I read the crime reports and a lot of times when cars are broken into, a gun is listed as one of the items stolen. I think that is why there is so many car break-ins.

[OleTomCat]

Originally Posted by RiWrites

Here is one link:
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

There are others but just google for the others.

I won't ever own a gun but that is my choice. I am more afraid of the people who are carrying them who get ticked off with a driver who wasn't going fast enough. We had one guy do exactly that. He killed a man because he wasn't going fast enough. Watch the news and there will be stories about kids getting a hold of their parents' gun and killing either themselves or another child. Spouses who in the heat of an argument will let it escalate to the point where one will pick up a gun and shoot the other. Yes, there are stories about criminals using guns but there are more stories on the news about deaths from firearms by someone the person knew. There are also suicides that make me wonder if the person didn't have the gun there would they have been so quick to kill themselves. Just my 2 cents. If you want to own a gun fine. Just be responsible about it.

I hate to use Wikipedia, but it was at the top of the list.

#1 form of suicide is sharp objects, want to ban all knives and razor blades? Firearms are #6 after drowning, suffocation, electricution and defenestration...

Suicide methods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[OleTomCat]

Originally Posted by pcamps

My point is why don't you at least say there are some good areas in North Charleston instead of implying the whole of North Charleston is bad.

What have i done to fix it up ??? .I did not realize it was down to me to fix up the bad area. If anything i am not speaking negatively about it, which is a damn far more than what you are doing .

Yes I have repeatedly stated Kopi Luwac.

Most of N. Charleston is bad...

If as a responcible citizen you and the others who live in N.Charleston didn't just turn a blind eye to the bad parts and instead made an effort to clean them up than maybe N. Charleston wouldn't be #7 on the FBI list...

[RiWrites]

FYI, Wikipedia isn't a reliable source. Anyone can post info on it.

Knives and razors are items people use in their everyday lives. If someone wants to kill themselves they can find a number of methods to do it. such as drinking bleach, taking pills, hanging themselves etc. A gun serves no other purpose but to kill something with. Like I said it is my choice not to have one and your choice own one.

SCJJ, that is what I do. When someone cuts me off I just let them go. You never know what someone will do.

[moneill]

Okay -- here's how I would say it -- North Charleston is the area with the most cause for concern. Look carefully when buying there and make sure you do your research.

Having said that -- if you live in North Charleston and are in a good area. Don't get all defensive...just let us know where the good areas are.

[pcamps]

Originally Posted by OleTomCat

Yes I have repeatedly stated Kopi Luwac.

Most of N. Charleston is bad...

If as a responcible citizen you and the others who live in N.Charleston didn't just turn a blind eye to the bad parts and instead made an effort to clean them up than maybe N. Charleston wouldn't be #7 on the FBI list...

You are unbloodybelievable

[Speedaddicted]

I'll tell you this, North Charleston has some bad spots and some very good ones too.
But to say Summerville only has one is crazy. I rode with Summerville PD for 2 years and its not all cookies and cream in Summerville believe me. There is more than 1 bad area in the ville.

That being said I'd live in Summerville or North Charleston.....just in the right area.

[wildwoodflower]

but say you live in one of these not so bad or "good" areas of north charleston...how close do you want to be to what would not be considered "good" or safe? it seems strange to me to have these manacured mini communities maybe 1 or 2 miles from an area which would not be considered safe at all. the crime rae in N Chas is so high..it's bound to spill over. i agree N Chas is the area for most concern in terms of choosing a place to live.

[Speedaddicted]

Originally Posted by wildwoodflower

but say you live in one of these not so bad or "good" areas of north charleston...how close do you want to be to what would not be considered "good" or safe? it seems strange to me to have these manacured mini communities maybe 1 or 2 miles from an area which would not be considered safe at all. the crime rae in N Chas is so high..it's bound to spill over. i agree N Chas is the area for most concern in terms of choosing a place to live.

Listen, every community in the Charleston area has that situation. As much as Mount P or West Ash reseidents refuse to admit it there are bad areas there too. Money doesnt eliminate crime people, so please come out of that fairy tale world. I havent had a single issue with anything crime related in my neighborhood in North Charleston.... mind you I lived in Summerville for 5 years before that and loved it there too. Meanwhile by golf buddy who lives in Mt P has had his car broken into 4 times in 2 years and has been robbed once? Does that mean MtP is worse, HELL NO...it means that all areas have crime and some more than others.

To use your analogy I will say this. My kids go to school with kids from all over, and we teach them certain values. So does the fact that they are "close" to other kids with different values means that will "spill over to them?" NO!, take care of your area and your area will take care of you.

[RiWrites]

It amazes me how people think if they live in a gated or safe area that crime wont' affect them. Guess what they are wrong. I know people who were car jacked in a really upscale area. Criminals have access to cars and the highway. You just have to keep your wits about you and don't act like an idiot.