KT said, "So is it fear when you have locks on your doors, you don't leave valuable fishing gear in your vehicle on the rivers? that you insist on background checks at schools etc. where others supervise your kids. Or is it common sense?

Iuse a lot of common sense to protect my family and home and I have never met anyone that caused me fear. I have seen some rough places."

Sure, it's fear that causes us to lock doors and take other precautions. Fear occurs in degrees. And it is common sense to have a reasonable amount of fear based about what is known about potential threats.

You must live in a rough neigborhood to have a security system at your gate, or did you just make that up to serve one of your posts?