They aren't fearing Gil. The buggers are just taking advantage of a bad situation. I spoke with an ATF agent in Lexington, SC on Friday who gave me a courtesy call and he told me the same thing has happened in the cities of Columbia and Aiken which are all about an hour from here. I'm out in the country and somewhat low key. I attribute that more than anything to being left alone for 25 years although I've had a few nervous moments with folks that just gave me a bad feeling in my stomach. I might have to switch from my lazy carry Ruger LCP to my open carry, (on my property), S&W 360 M&P revolver. It's a handful with those Winchester/USAicon 110 grain .357 JHP's but deadly accurate and a real crowd pleaser if you light it off! One round is all it takes.