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You pretty much have to run from your front door to your armor-plated car. Have your wife lay down some suppression fire and you should be OK. When you get to your destination, throw a flashbang through the door and go in firing.
Carry a couple of grenades or other area-of-effect weapons for the inevitable skirmish groups that you will encounter in the parking lots at the big-box stores and a shotgun with less-than-lethal rounds such as beanbags can be handy when caught near an elementary school.
Other than that there is really no crime to speak of.
I lived in ABQ for 4 years and no one in my family was ever the victim of a crime. Granted, we didn't stroll around in the warzone, but we did go to various parts of town. I never really felt unsafe while I was there.
"Carry a couple of grenades or other area-of-effect weapons for the inevitable skirmish groups that you will encounter in the parking lots at the big-box stores and a shotgun with less-than-lethal rounds such as beanbags can be handy when caught near an elementary school."
I've switched to RPG's...bulky and hard to find matching shoes, but much more effective.
Bernalillo/Placitas to the North, Grants to the West, Santa Rosa to the East and Las Cruces to the South.
But not Ridgecrest.
Daaaayyyuuum.
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