Augie RayApr 4, 2023

Watching conservatives claim NYC is dangerous on the birdsite reminds me of a chat I had in Dublin last summer. A couple next to me at a restaurant was visiting from Nashville. They asked of all the places I've lived, what I liked most. I said NYC. He said he'd be frightened to visit because of their tight gun laws, but he felt safe in Nashville. I looked it up: In 2020, Nashville had 607 violent crimes/100k people, and NYC had 256. People need to turn off FOX News!

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/tennessee/nashville/crime

Show threadmarsbar078
@augieray And what is a person from Dublin doing worrying about tight gun laws?! What are the gun laws in Dublin?
Apr 4, 2023 at 9:54pmWeb
Show threadAugie RayApr 4, 2023
@marsbar078 Not sure you got the gist of that story. The couple visiting from Nashville was concerned about tight gun laws. I've lived in Dublin for 18 months--few guns and very low gun violence here (but I will be returning to the US this summer.)
Show threadmarsbar078Apr 4, 2023
@augieray Yup, I misunderstood. That makes more sense. I teach in Virginia and routinely hear from students how dangerous NYC is. From teachers, too.
Show threadAugie RayApr 4, 2023
@marsbar078 And I felt safer walking through Manhattan than I did in any other place I've lived. (Ironically, after living in the urban centers of San Francisco, San Antonio, Chicago, NYC, and Milwaukee and never having been a crime victim, three weeks after arriving in Dublin, my wife was pickpocketed. Unzipped her backpack and stole her wallet and phone while we were walking through the City Centre!)