Sadly, I know McCain types who live in semi-rural areas with no dedicated town police force, they rely of sate troopers to cover multiple towns, particularly at night, who are terrified of having a firearm in their house. The cops will admit that at times the response times can be 10-15 minutes for a home invasion type call. That scares me.
I live in small-town Maine. Most of this state is VERY rural.....there’s no shortage of people living deep in the woods on gravel roads, with few if any neighbors.
The sheriff’s department and state police can take a long time to respond to an emergency, especially during the winter months. In Maine, however, these rural people, whether they are democrats, republicans, libertarians, or whatever, are heavily armed for the most part.
Just today, near the town of Dexter, Maine, a teenager crashed a light pick-up into a pole. He was seen running from the vehicle with a handgun of some sort in his hand. The police were looking for this guy. A young homeowner in the area learned of this armed teen on the loose, and he later said to a reporter, “I armed myself.” He took up a position in a room near the front of his house. Eventually, he saw the armed teenager walk onto his front lawn.
The homeowner went out his back door, went around to the side of his house, and pointed his handgun at the teenager who was heading towards his front door. The homeowner yelled at the teenager, “I’m just as well armed as you are!”
The homeowner held the teenager at gun point until the police arrived and disarmed and arrested the kid.