Originally Posted by mrxenemy

I've traveled pretty extensively.. I would say, overall, the USA is the best. However, there are other places I'd rather live if certain things were in place. Switzerland & Italy(retirement) to name a couple.

Doug E, I've walked down the street in east St. Louis hundreds of times and never gotten mugged or shot at. I spent 30 days in southern Europe and had more than a dozen attempts for my wallet and 3 knives pulled on me. Just because gang members and drug dealers kill each other.. doesn't mean they're gonna kill you or your family. And the good thing about America is.. you can have as many guns in your home as you'd like to make sure that family is protected.