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. . . To Live Near Other Gunnies?

Some time back we had a thread (on S&T?) that asked whether we had considered defensibility when purchasing our homes.

It occurred to me recently that, given the political and social climate, I'd sure feel a lot better if I lived in a neigborhood populated 100% by other shooters.

That led to wondering what compromises I'd make if I actually got the chance to do that. Commute time? Quality of housing or property values? Wrong side of town? Too near school? Too far away from school?

So I figured I'd ask y'all: would you go out of your way to live among other shooters? What would you be willing to give up? How many shooters would be "enough" -- what's the threshold -- where you would say, "I don't care, I wanna live around them folks," even though you would have to forego something else important?

In my own case, if it meant having more than a thousand people living nearby, all of whom shared my love of shooting, all of whom were armed and actively so, I'd give up another half hour of commute, proximity of shopping, and certain creature comforts to live in a place like that. I don't think I'd worry too much about property values, since I wouldn't be likely to sell any time soon. I'd be okay with a half hour drive for groceries.

What would I NOT do? You couldn't get me back into California with a crowbar. But then, what's the likelihood of such a community springing up in CA anywhere?

So, what about the rest of you?
 
I don't care if my neighbors are armed or not. As a matter of fact, during a real emergency situation I might prefer them to be unarmed, so they do not accidentaly, or otherwise, shoot me. I kind of get the hunch, if it was a really bad situation, those around me, or you, might get the idea:

All for one, and each man for himself! (The Black Adder)
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All the best,
Glenn B
 
I have an hour long commute in the morning, usually an hour and a half on the return trip. It's the price I pay for getting out of Portland (the city that made Oregon a blue state) to an area that is more rural and pro-gun. In my particular neighborhood I'm not sure if most of my neighbors are armed or not, but the county as a whole is pro-gun.
I'd like my neighbors to be armed as long as they aren't 4-rule obeying yokels with a high possibility of a ND coming anywhere near me. Neighbors like responsible High Roaders? Heck yeah. It would be nice to be able to compliment your neighbor on her new 1911 riding on her hip when she goes to get her mail :)
As for the wrong side of town...If everyone was armed it would soon become the safest part of town once criminals got the message ("Dude, you REALLY don't wanna go breaking into houses over there").
 
I live in a relatively anti-gun area...all the UVA kids and such...par for the course in a college town. However I like it here and I don't think I would purposely move to be near other shooters. If I drive a little bit out of town central VA has a lot to offer in terms of shooting :)
 
I would lean in that direction, however, it would have to be a community where the gunowners/residents were SANE, SAFE, didn't have ANGER management problems, etc.....


While it sounds good in theory,I don't think it would work well in practice.
 
Interesting

I find it interesting that irresponsibility and anger and unsafe handling are near the top of the list of assumptions.

Is the thinking that somehow the majority of gun owners . . . can't be trusted?

I hope I'm reading that wrong.

'Cuz that sounds like stuff I've heard somewhere else . . .
 
Aren't there communites built around shooting ranges like there are those built around golf courses ?? I've heard of a a couple there were going to be built here in the Pacific NW . Now that would tempt me to move ...
 
Ranges, yeah. I would be more inclined to move closer to a good range where it would be easier to get trigger time than move to get neighbors who are armed.
Of course, it is all a moot point; while, I might be willing to sacrifice for easier access to a range, my wife has no interest.
 
I live in a rural farming community and drive 50 miles to work in Saginaw MI. As far as I know every one of my neighbors own guns.
I could move closer but I enjoy having the ability to go out in my yard (or to join one of the neighbors in their yards) to do some shooting. I prefer driving 1+hrs each way over not having the freedom to live as I do.
 
I don't care if my neighbors are armed or not. As a matter of fact, during a real emergency situation I might prefer them to be unarmed, so they do not accidentally, or otherwise, shoot me.
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Thanks Pal. I'm glad your have so much confidence in the rest of us. After all, anyone of us could be your next door neighbor.

I would lean in that direction, however, it would have to be a community where the gunowners/residents were SANE, SAFE, didn't have ANGER management problems, etc.....
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And without MANDATORY PSYCHOLOGICAL screening, how would you know?
HEY isn't that one of the items Sara and her cronies are pushing for?

RH
 
l believe that all my neighbors are armed, some talk about it in an offhand manner, others don't. It is a mixed neighborhood with single family dwellings and multi-unit dwellings. Here the problem is roving gangs more than anything else. It's a given you will be shot trying to steal another persons vehicle or breaking in to their home. New Mexico was the last of the lower 48 granted acceptance to the Union with certain trepidation for good reason, it is still a third world country.
 
Moot point here. I live in rural Colorado. More are armed than not.

I'd say the overwhelming majority of us are armed. Even my flaming liberal brother has a model 94 and a box of 30-30 ammo in his home. It's never been fired, but what the hey, he's armed. That's right, in my family, even the liberals are armed. I just realized how cute that must sound.
 
I would not feel uncomfortable living amongst gunnies. I'm in semi-rural NW Florida and I'd bet the majority here own guns even if they aren't gung-ho about it. My preference would be to live amongst people with similar values and divergent interests. I can't imagine living life as a uni-dimensional person focused entirely on golf, fishing, Bingo or guns. But then again, who can afford more than one hobby? Especially if guns is your favorite hobby.
 
First of all...How would you know?
I can understand the idea of moving to a state that is friendlier to gun ownership or even moving from a city that has very strict anti-gun laws.

But how would you know if people in your neighborhood are pro or anti-gun. Are you going to canvas the neighborhood with a poll?
I for one would ignore anyone asking such questions.

As a matter of fact, during a real emergency situation I might prefer them to be unarmed, so they do not accidentaly, or otherwise, shoot me.
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Yes thank you for exhibiting the sentiments of nearly ALL of the anti's.

Sometimes I am amazed at what come out of the mouths of people who claim they love freedom and embrace the fundamental ideals of the Constitution.

Honestly, if we ourselves buy into the notion that somehow owning a firearm makes you a bumbling fool not capable of exercising fundamental rights, without harming others.
Then we might as well all tape our mouths shut too. Since I'm quite certain anyone with the right to free speech is certainly going to spew racial hatred and expell nothing but profanities.
 
My experiences with gunnies has been very positive.

Aside from agreeing with me on 2A issues and the like, I've found that shooters tend to be nicer than average people.

Every THR get-together I've gone to I've met nothing but good people that I would be proud to call neighbors.

Over the years I've had my share of "bad" neighbors ... ones that don't bring their yapping dog in at night, or don't mow their lawn regularly, or let their brats play in my yard (or their older brats blast their music too loud). And without fail EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM have been "progressives", "liberals" and/or Democrats. Without fail. While I didn't know all their positions on RKBA, the ones I did know were in fact rabidly anti (and frankly I assume the rest were based on what I knew of their other political beliefs).


So yeah, its worth it to make sure you're living around shooters ... and for reasons that have nothing to do with guns.

The old saying "An armed society is a polite society" proves itself true over and over again.



On a side note, RKBA is part of the reason I left Kansas for Colorado (and if the dems screw up Colorado I'll be heading out of here for Utah, Wyoming or Idaho).
 
how come no one ever mentions kennesaw georgia where it's actually a law that everyone must be armed (although they have a rather lengthy group of exceptions to people who don't want to be armed)
 
I've a few acquaintances who are putting together a 'gulch' of sorts, freedom
loving folks purchasing adjoining property in order to build a small community.
Extremists from the Left and Right aren't invited, just folks who want to be left the hell alone.
No gun grabbers, drug warriors, or bedroom snoopers need apply.

Of course, the FedGov really wants to enforce 'one size fits all' rules upon everyone, so I don't know how well it'd work in the long run...
 
Thanks Zundfolge; sometimes my pet peeves get the best of me.

Good catch, BTW...
 
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I suppose I left out one aspect in the original post.

I was asking "what's it worth" and what you'd give up to be around shootin' folk.

The other side of that coin is "what would you require of such a community?"

For example, I'd stretch a little more if the community was organized around a range (like golf communities are). I'd be even more inclined if the "community" was an entire town. Add another bias point if the local school(s) had a rifle team(s).

Religion is simply not an issue. Politics would take care of itself.

Just so we're clear on this, I also wouldn't care what color shirt anyone wore, what brand of jeans, what car they drove, who they voted for, what color their skin was, whether they left the light on while having sex . . . in other words, this isn't about any of the other things that might or should be related; it's a single issue: the active promotion of the Second Amendment.
 
"Religion is simply not an issue. Politics would take care of itself."

If only it was that simple.
 
A while ago I was watching a show on "airparks" where people who love to fly actually build communities around runways, have garages they can park planes in, and so forth.

I have wondered if there are actually "gunclub" neighborhoods. You know right up against a mountain (for a berm you couldn't shoot over :D ), it'd have a "community range" that everyone helps pay for/maintain and can use, everyone would open carry in the neighborhood, etc.
 
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