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Happened already in a few Chicago suburbs. Buildings were set ablaze in downtown Aurora. This has been one hell (no pun intended) of a weekend in the Chicago area. https://abc7chicago.com/looting-viol...tests/6224506/
Ferguson (St. Louis suburb), I believe, has been hit as well. Remember it was the site of a major high profile protest/riot some years back. Or do you have a specific type of suburb in mind? Just like with city neighborhoods, suburbs do vary a lot demographically, economically, income, etc.
Protesters in Miami on Sunday put a stop to the idiot looters, some tried to attack a store, protesters intervened and stopped them, it was night and day compared to Saturday.
Happened already in a few Chicago suburbs. Buildings were set ablaze in downtown Aurora. This has been one hell (no pun intended) of a weekend in the Chicago area. https://abc7chicago.com/looting-viol...tests/6224506/
Ferguson (St. Louis suburb), I believe, has been hit as well. Remember it was the site of a major high profile protest/riot some years back. Or do you have a specific type of suburb in mind? Just like with city neighborhoods, suburbs do vary a lot demographically, economically, income, etc.
Yes I would be more concerned about organized groups splintering to hit different areas by surprise. Like how they vandalize and loot in the cities, in and out and they have cars waiting. If you didn't see them coming what good are your weapons.
Many combat vets react like the OP's father who never allowed guns around again. You also have those who were hunters and never again and the trauma of combat. What is the ratio of veterans who tend towards never again and those who go 180 opposite become private military contractors or join local police departments trying to join their tactical entry and sniper teams I have no ideal
I can understand not wanting to deal with trauma. I have a funny relationship with guns. I'm relatively late to the game in terms of gun ownership. I've shot a pistol, but never owned one. I'm as pro-2A as they come. I grew up in a home with guns, and loose bullets gun around the house. I never knew where the guns were. There were guns around, but I never feared them. I just figured "don't touch them, they're not yours". I grew to have a healthy respect for guns, but not a fear. At the same time, I was never steeped in gun culture.
I never wanted to join the army or be a police officer (takes alot of discipline to be in the army, and I wanted to pursue other careers besides law enforcement). However, I never had any trauma associated with war or gun violence. I still have residual trauma from being bullied alot by other "peers". The most violent persons I've ever met, I never saw them with a firearm. Initially, in my college years, I wasn't big on guns. When I had a libertarian roommate, I started to see guns as something very nice. I went from being ambivalent to liking guns.
Austin is liberal but this is still Texas. It wouldn't go over well at all.
Austin has a low murder rate. A population close to 1 million and about 40 murders in a year.
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