Not a fan of large predators in areas with people and pets, particularly if the people are slow moving. Hard to zig-zag when beating retreat with a walker. There are thousands of those beasts in the ponds of the retirement communities all over FL and SC. Poor planning. Time to bring back hunting season.
South Carolina has a one month hunting season in the fall, but the number of permits is too small. http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/pdf/alligatorhunting2016.pdf
Louisiana is also only a month, but there are fewer restrictions.