Agreed, being a New York City native the quality of life there has been a way different ballgame from those portrayed in movies like Fort Apache or the Warriors. Anytime I have ever seen a firearm in NYC it was because I was with the entirely wrong crowd. Here in Phoenix there is a prevalent gun culture.
Gun laws are different all throughout the country, and in NYC you get at least 3 years for carrying a firearm and more time for each bullet, yet in Arizona you can have a gun hanging out your pocket and as long as you are the registered owner of the gun you may walkabout freely with it. You only need a license to carry concealed. Unfortunately it may seem like I was around the wrong crowd by being around people who have guns, yet here in Phoenix to be honest it is part of the culture and I know some pretty stand up people in society around here who are more than proud to carry a firearm freely. It's the thugs that think they are hot sh*t because they have a piece on them. Immediately after my first mate pulled out his gun on the kid I told him put the gun down so I can knock you out like a man, but he didn't want to do so. Hence more firearms being drawn. I was playing techno for the person who requested I play who was the person who threw the party for his own birthday, it sickens me that the tolerance for other peoples musical preferences is this low. I'm not too much a fan of fiddy but I do like that "I Get Money" song sampling Audio Two.
I git it!