I don't know know. There is probably no such thing as safe.....only the illusion of safety until something happens that shatters the notion of it. But there are places that are relatively dangerous versus places where the probabilities are less likely to produce encounters with characters of I'll intentions. But life is full of risks. Swimming can be rewarding or fatal. It's a fact that you can't bring a gun everywhere. How many of those places can you completely avoid? Should you if you could? What compromises are worth making? Each person must decide for themself. As the deterioration of polite society becomes more prevalent, I could see myself feeling the need to be armed as a regular thing. Right now, I'm not really feeling it. Everyone's situation has its own risks, so what works for one, may not work for another.