I too live (south) east of there- Tower/Mississippi ish and it is indeed boring.
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I don't think I've been to Aurora. It's worse than SE COS?! I heard yall have nice movie theaters, though. [AR15] Maybe the body armor is a little much for daily wear, but the long gun is a definite thing at this point, I think.
Not sure. That's something I'd have to address.
Used to work at Central & Mohave in Phoenix when I was in college... The drive-thru liquor store across the street was shutdown no less than 4 times in that year for selling drugs out of the window... The shop foreman had a "hobby" that involved lining up stray bullets and shell casings found in the parking lot and the fleet vehicles (cabs)... There was over 5 feet in a row on his desk. [Shock]
Josh, you are more likely to be involved in a violent crime in rapid city, sd than you are in the springs. Stats won't help, but here's something I did when I was in college. I walked up and down the 'roughest' neighborhood that I knew of and could reasonably find (the end of bards town road in Louisville, ky) and I didn't feel any fear or worry because I knew I was prepared.
i was young and dumb then, but here's the point. I know what a troublesome area looks like, and I simply avoid those places. Keeping your mind on an amber state (aware but not alarmed) is what helps me walk around the springs. Stay alert, brother.