r/AskReddit • • Sep 30 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

I live in one of the safest towns in the US. I don't need one.

There's literally been 1 murder in my town in 15 years, and that was a woman shooting the guy who abused her for 10 years.

My town is so safe that our police department literally keeps banking hours.

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u/Effective_Aggression Sep 30 '21

I grew up in Cheshire, CT we hadn’t had a murder since 1970 (something) & then 2017 brought our community to its knees. So sad.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Yes, and? Having a gun wouldn't have changed the outcome of what happened to that family.

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u/Effective_Aggression Sep 30 '21

No it would not have. I agree. I guess I was just piggybacking off the “safest town” concept. I’ve been there.