It saddens me that fools on the internet dispensing advice and politicians (mostly republican) have instilled so much irrational fear in the population that these stories exist.
Confused TikTok Mom Asks for Help When Random Child Comes Over To Play With Her Kid
54% of Protestant Churches Rely in Part on Armed Church Members for Security
Crime is lower now than during most of my over 60 years of life. I do not know anyone who was murdered, shot, stabbed, or even just beaten up in a random act of violence. (getting beat up from hanging out in rough bars is not a random act of violence, it’s an anticipated consequence)
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