Based on the stats you posted above, I'm guessing if you are not a black or latino male dealing drugs your chances of being murdered in LA are about as low as they ever were. I'm not scared and don't need a gun to make me feel safe. Common sense can go a long way in ensuring personal safety.
Im just a dirty white boy who lives in the middle of nowhere Colorado now. And I own firearms because:
A) I’ve always loved to shoot them since I was young (cool Uncle).
B) If you told me someday it would be real hard to buy a guitar, even if I had no intention of ever playing Id probably go buy one because.
C) I plan on exploring the vast Nat Forests that surround where I live and if you’re gonna find trouble (bears, cougar, tweakers) that’s where it will happen and if it does Help Is Not Coming
D) I don’t want my sh!t stolen. I also don’t want to kill anyone so if the sound of a shotgun getting racked isn’t enough of a deterrent you’ve got some beanbags heading your way after a warning shot because while it’s safe here it’s also the poorest county in the state with the same drug problems as everywhere else and crime is on the rise
5) when I found out it was completely legal to own a street sweeper/riot gun, sawed off shotgun I mean firearm, and 9mm pistol with high capacity mags, I said