People are losing the concept of "context".

Hearing gunfire out in the sticks is a completely different proposition than hearing gunshots in the city, which is a major reason I only go into big cities (over 50,000 people) once every two or three years.

For me, hearing gunfire near my home means someone is hunting or punching paper, which is fairly innocuous.

Many city dwellers are quite uncomfortable with hearing such things because they only understand a context which doesn't apply in my case. This is a primary reason not many folks come out to visit, which kind of suits me :)

A major divide between country folks and city folks has always existed and it appears to be getting more polarized.

We'll see how it goes, but I'm not feeling warm or fuzzy concerning the situation.