VegasGeorge
09-03-2007, 03:58 PM
The Las Vegas area, Clark County, Nevada is experiencing tremendous growth. We have over 7,000 new residents arriving every month. Can you imagine the new home building, schools, hospitals, sanitation facilities, roads, and other infrastructure improvements needed to accommodate what amounts to a new city of 100,000 every year? The city is pushing out and up so fast I can't keep track of it.
This kind of astounding growth brings all kinds of people with it. Unfortunately, some of them are bad guys, looking for an easy score, or a good place to hide. It's always been like that in boom towns. This is the wild west, for sure. And, the people coming in bring their old problems with them. Urban gangs are running largely unchecked in Las Vegas. Brand new housing tracts are soon no place to find yourself alone at night. They are like instant ghettos.
This is why having a CCW and carrying is so important around here. It's true that the gang bangers mostly foul their own nests. But, in Las Vegas, their "nest" is just across the street. And, to travel from home to the nearest grocery stores puts you right in their "territory."
I always carry when I go out. And, I try to remember my stages of alertness. I'm always in condition Yellow out there, and I find myself rising into condition Orange at least once or twice a week. At first, I thought that was a bit scary. But, now I'm used to it and it seems normal.
This kind of astounding growth brings all kinds of people with it. Unfortunately, some of them are bad guys, looking for an easy score, or a good place to hide. It's always been like that in boom towns. This is the wild west, for sure. And, the people coming in bring their old problems with them. Urban gangs are running largely unchecked in Las Vegas. Brand new housing tracts are soon no place to find yourself alone at night. They are like instant ghettos.
This is why having a CCW and carrying is so important around here. It's true that the gang bangers mostly foul their own nests. But, in Las Vegas, their "nest" is just across the street. And, to travel from home to the nearest grocery stores puts you right in their "territory."
I always carry when I go out. And, I try to remember my stages of alertness. I'm always in condition Yellow out there, and I find myself rising into condition Orange at least once or twice a week. At first, I thought that was a bit scary. But, now I'm used to it and it seems normal.