First, to jpoolsmyd2, I actually work in Chantilly, which might be a stretch, honestly, to say the NRA is just up the road from here, and it's more like six or eight miles. The NRA building is actually right beside I-66 and it isn't entirely residential. The area where I've worked for nearly 10 years is on out route 50 right beside route 28. There are woods between this building and a residential development to the east. There is a lot of building going on just south of this building but I suspect it's on hold for the moment. Anyway, the deer was taken with a bow and he's taken deer, also with a bow, within sight of the beltway. Or so he says. I live much closer in myself and I frequently see deer around the house. In fact, I've seen more wild animals around the house than I have anywhere in West Virginia, where I'm from.
Second, to Buzz Kill, I try not to float around totally unaware of my surroundings. I avoid gangs of miscreants and so far, knock on wood, I have. I also do not live in a neighborhood of $750M houses, either. I don't go to bars, I don't go out at night, I lock the doors and I don't mess with other men's wives. I am reminded here of when some magazine writer tried to get Jeff Cooper to give his preference of a concealed weapon for when he went in places that might be dangerous. His answer: "I don't go in places like that!"
But don't get me wrong. I see no reason not to go armed if you feel the need, and apparently there are many here who would irregardless of the legality of the matter. My father used to carry a pistol before the war, though I have no idea how it was carried, but he thought it was worthwhile. He had no firearm when I was little but we lived in town. When we moved to the country in 1963, he eventually got one. An H&R eight-shot .22 revolver.
I have known about six or seven people who were killed with firearms, all in West Virginia.