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As someone who would like to move there one day, this thread makes me sad. Not so much that a lot of people there have guns, but that they apparently need them. I guess there's a whole other side to the area I did not see when I vacationed there recently. Would I be foolish and in the minority if I were to move there and not own a gun?
I've talked to quite a few people here who carry handguns because they feel that they need them. There are a few areas, particularly in Charleston and North Charleston, that tend to make people nervous. And often folks don't have the option of avoiding those neighborhoods, because they either live or work there. Fear of violent crime and the precaution some folks take isn't so unusual for any urban area, big or small, in America. I don't own a gun, but I can understand if someone feels the need to do so.
While violent crime went down across South Carolina in 2011, murders went up. Not surprisingly, the state's three largest counties had the most murders. And the state's violent crime rate is still above the national average.
As a person who plans to move to the Charleston area in a few months I wanted to chime in...one of the reasons we chose the area was because of the low crime rate! Coming from outside Baltimore we have seen our area go to hell in a hand basket. Shootings and killings in our city are a daily occurrence and that violence has spilled over into the burbs. Our once bucolic area now has stabbings, robberies and murders. I won't even go to the mall in our area if it's getting towards dusk because there are "gangs" of young people that hang out there for no good reason and there have been several armed assaults and robberies right outside The Cheesecake Factory...sad indeed. So, as someone said before, it's all about where you are coming from...in my opinion, if you want to be near a vibrant city with all of it's cultural benefits (on this coast anyway) you have to put up with the crime that comes along with it and stay safe and aware of your surroundings at all times.
Stay away from N. Chuck, upper King and Walterboro....
OTC,
When you refer to "upper king", is this past the Virginia on King restaurant, the bar called Closed for Business and that area? It seems that since I have been here (last spring), that area has really grown. Is that part of King St still considered "dangerous"?
Yes way past Closed for Business. In fact that area around Closed for Business has become a very active restaurant/bar scene. Please correct me folks if I'm wrong but most of the violent or gun crimes are not random acts of violence against innocent bystanders. It is usually gang related or things like that. Not saying stuff doesn't happen....stuff happens everywhere, even in the best of towns.
All those shootings -- none of them are random acts of violence -- they are usually family squabbles, gang related (probably drugs)...so stay away from angry family members that have a gun and don't do drugs.......well don't buy and sell drugs.......
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