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Ah for the good old days when a person's safety depended on themselves.

I have a friend, a Schützenbruder, who grew up in New York City and is of mixed ancestry (Scottish, East Indian, African). Now, in his mid-eighties, he was drafted in the segregated army shortly after WWII. Following several incidents during his teens, he has carried a pistol both illegally in NYC and outside the city legally with a permit. He has lots of interesting and amusing stories from his younger days, including one incident in which he claims his life was probably saved by the intercession of “Murder Incorporated.” He spent his adult life as a teacher of science and thinks he has “turned around” a handful of his students. For the rest, and their culture, he despairs.