How safe is downtown Laconia?

[SAMIAM]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

Try shooting an unarmed person bugging you for change... and you won't be homeless.

I don't think he is suggesting that he would shoot someone for asking for change...that is ridiculous. Anyone who carries has, or should have been trained that you would never even display a weapon unless a life or risk of serious injury were involved.

[John Mercier]

They haven't had any violence.
Some theft, but no violent crimes to date.
Chief Canfield laid that out.

We see more violence around drinking establishments and domestic situations rather than anything else.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

I don't think he is suggesting that he would shoot someone for asking for change...that is ridiculous. Anyone who carries has, or should have been trained that you would never even display a weapon unless a life or risk of serious injury were involved.

Yes. That is a cardinal rule. Chances are, anyone that EDC (every day carries) and is a SANE person, will never have drawn his/her weapon in their lifetime. As they say. “It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it”
In addition, in most cases, you would never know whom, around you, is carrying…as it should be.
Now, back to the local BUM problem.��