I was wondering when someone was going to pick up on that. lol
1) My day job is with the sheriff's department
2) I live 40 miles from the Mexican border
3) Someone has tried to rob me with a knife before
Where I do computer repair guns are really not uncommon to have an carry. We're one of three main thoroughfares of drug trafficking in the state. Most of the people that live here are sheriff's deputies, Customs, Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DPS, etc.
About the one time someone tried to rob me, it wasn't even a client, it was as I was leaving. I have heard of one tech in town get a fake service call and the guy had a bat, thinking if he charged so much, he must have a lot of money.
But really there isn't much crime, just the potential for it like anywhere else. I would be miffed if someone robbed me, but for those criminals that don't like witnesses or the little money they get from it, my life is not worth their greed and stupidity.
(Should also mention that I also do CCW classes for people to get permits. lol)