Holy crap! Co Springs is a war zone!

[josh7328]

http://www.springsgov.com/units/poli...r.asp?offset=0 OK, due to all the crap going on, I AM going to start wearing body armor and traveling with an amber rifle in the car as well as my CCW. I know many will think I am "crazy" or "paranoid", and maybe so, but I don't really care and if that's the type of comment you have, save it for somebody who cares. I already have a plate carrier, but I'll be trading it for a concealable vest when I get home, so I can actually wear it around. For my vehicle defense rifle, I can either put my SKS in a folding stock, or use my M4gery with m855. I want to be able to penetrate cover effectively and still stop an active shooter on the other side of that cover (think car doors/windows). Which weapon would you choose and why for this applicatin. Thanks in advance.

[rockhound]

generally colorado is a safer place to live than places like chicago, detroit, wash dc. dallas,

that being said i dont go to denver anymore without my CCW

[josh7328]

shoot. I never check my mail without my CCW. I just feel like times call for upgrading the defense system.

[rondog]

Sumpthin' happen lately down there in the Springs?

[josh7328]

Sumpthin' happen lately down there in the Springs?

Just all the violent crime going on. I put a link to the crime blotter in my original post. Keep in mind that the PD doesn't even post every reported violent crime on there, and that's just the ones that were reported.

[mtnrider]

I actually feel pretty safe here. Of course there are places in town I would not hang around after midnight at but there are a lot worse places to be in this country.

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[josh7328]

I actually feel pretty safe here. Of course there are places in town I would not hang around after midnight at but there are a lot worse places to be in this country.

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No offense, but feeling safe doesn't equate being safe. I've been a victim of crime myself in the springs, which is what got me to start carrying. If you look at the time stamps on the crimes in the blotter, you are never safe just because of the time of day.

[battle_sight_zero]

I grew up in the Springs in the 70 and 80s. Went into the military and college and settled in Denver. Still have family there. I still believe its a great city and like all cities it has it bad parts of town. In looking at the blotter many of those areas were bad 20 years ago. At least CSPD reports thier blotters, I seldom see much mention of the fine work the cops do up here. Can say that the city has grown quite a bit too. Used to roam the Praries east of town where Powers is and the were no house just cows and Pronghorns. Used to catch toads in a pond where houses sit. The Walmart off Powers sits on what used to be a cool natural spring pond. Used to sneak the family guns out in the area and shoot all the time. Now its all stores and houses.

[BushMasterBoy]

I hear they are developing a nuclear hand grenade for consumers...

[rondog]

Sorry, missed the blotter link in the OP. I don't have a lot of exp. with The Springs, but I've seen a lot of nice areas, and been through a few "rougher" looking areas too. I had a telecom site there, that was in pretty much a crackhouse neighborhood by the tracks, but now it's called "America The Beautiful Park", or something like that. Cleaned it up pretty good. But the bums would still camp between our building's fence and the RR tracks.

I also met a member there once to buy some WWII .30 carbine ammo from him, met him at a 7-11. We sure coulda picked a nicer 7-11 to meet at, judging from the clientele hanging around there and coming in and out of de likker sto' next do'.