Being a big supporter of the 2nd Amendment and believer in the right to arm one self by choice, for self defense purposes, I actually feel very safe in the northern Maine woods unarmed. Although, I generally have my K-Bar knife on me which can be quite deadly, I myself have never come across a time that I felt threatened. There have been some late nights where I could hear coyotes in the distance, but I feel less safe walking around certain towns and cities in Maine and New England unarmed, then I do up north.
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