This shit has had me worried for awhile now. We have a roaming band of 10-12 kids that are all grades 1-4 that play together, mine included. There’s a text chain where we communicate, they know not to run into yards of people they don’t know, and my 3rd grader has a watch we can keep in touch with. At this age they’re not out after dark, but it’s coming.
However NextDoor is full of stories on package thieves, homeless people and general concern/anger about anything that isn’t white bread perfect. Last winter a gang of teens were walking down the street tipping over trash bins and generally being assholes…imagine how NextDoor was then. So I’m sure a certain group are constantly huddled around the tv sitting on a pile of guns
On the other hand it’s cedar park, predominantly Indian and Asian families…so I doubt most are packing heat, but my Cajun neighbor has pistols all over his house and the rest of their street was covered in One Family crap last election…and leading killer of young kids ya know.