[VOA]

These responsible armed (albeit contrary to NYC regs.) citizens were credited with
making the streets safer for the residents of the city -- and probably still do.

As I've been in numerous rural areas of the USA and noticed a wide spectrum of
civic peace, I've often wondered if the calm and orderly towns were just the
ones that might have a covert vigilance committee. E.G., although there's no spoken
public knowledge of such activity, the criminal element either knows to stay the
heck away...and those who happen by either realize to move along quickly or just "vanish".

I'm not endorsing such activity...but wonder if it doesn't happen now and then.
And that the press/local guvmint suppresses publicity.

[Dust in the Wind]

"covert vigilance committee."

Why would we need a committee when it's the "right of the individual" ?