>>>Yes, agreed. That's just a matter of civility. But there didn't seem to be a true need to lock the door when I was growing up. Nor as a young adult, either. We have become a more dangerous society.
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>>I disagree. I don't think society is more dangerous; I think our perception is that it's more dangerous. Crime generally and violent crime have been going down for decades.
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>>Tamar
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>You are absolutely right.
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>And as the to the atrocious mass murder phenomena and the availability of weapons, it is worth noting that access to weapons was actually easier 50 years ago. ( I was pretty into guns at that age and went to a lot of gun shows here in Ohio and had catalogs from gun dealers all over the country) . And yet the first time I ever remember something really crazy was Whitman in the tower in Texas in '66.
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>Not saying we don't need to rethink how we might keep any guns out of the hands of the mentally unstable, but many other things have changed in our culture since then (including an understandable if perhaps extreme reluctance to forcibly institutionalize people who are a danger to themselves and others) and it may be worth taking a look at those too.

There was a time when many mass murders were former United States Marines. I can recall a number of incidents where that was true from the 1960’s on. I tell people to stay away from the cops and robbers and you will be ok! It goes along with my philosophy of never be a victim, never get sick, and never allow yourself to be injured! :)