Brooklyn
I stand with John Locke.
I'm very careful to never point the muzzle past the walls of my balcony, I'm on the third floor so I'm kinda out of sight. The rest of my building loves me and say they feel very protected. Too bad its a hassle to defend and protect my own property let alone theirs. If push comes to shove, if someone else is on danger ill do what it takes. If it takes me going to jail to save an innocent so be it.
As long as folks are willing to do this noting will change. What do do about fence sitters? How about a frank talk about why you need to risk jail just to help a neighbor or protect their kids. I don't know what I would do if a 3rd party or a child were in danger.. I will not know until it happens, but I will be damned if I will let mu neighbors think I am their patsy..
Innocence is relative -- somebody is voting for thees clowns -- by allowing them to assume you will act as protector you again let them disown their responsibility -- this time to you, the rest of the time to the government -- this is the problem in a nutshell.
"I may help, but its your job to protect your own" -- get this message out and Maryland starts to change. Otherwise it continues its downward slide.
Its time for frank talk not more of the same.