I know you have said “no guns” but as someone who has grown up with them, and has been shooting since I was big enough to hold one, I simply can’t understand the concept of not having them. In my area of Tennessee there are as many gun stores as grocery stores. You will see 10 times as many “Don’t Tread On Me” and “Come And Take It” flags as you will Tennessee State flags. Nearly every truck in town has pro-gun stickers on the back glass. Most people own guns and everyone knows it….. Break-ins do happen, but they are extremely rare. Vehicle break-ins are more common, but are still much less common than many areas. You don’t have to have a license in Tennessee to carry a firearm, and a great deal of people do carry them. I’ve been carrying one every day since I was old enough to do so. I own a 1000 pound safe that could not easily be removed from my house. Most, but certainly not all, of my valuables are in it. I don’t spend much time worrying about break-ins. I worry more about porch pirates stealing my new pipes before I get a chance to open the package….
