I don't feel like I need to have a firearm to be safe.. but I would like the option to carry one if I so desired. I actually live in a very nice area with relatively no crime at all, but that still doesn't mean the area is 100% safe. I don't live in Chicago.
Matter of fact.. one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in Chicago, Lincoln Park, has seen a recent boom in crime with break-ins, an exchange student being beaten nearly to death by someone with a baseball bat, assaults on people while out walking, sexual assault on local women, etc. The people who live there pay millions for those homes. So.. again.. no area is "safe" although some are definitely safer than others.. but criminals are traveling these days.
The idea that crime only happens "in the hood" is just silly.
Exactly.