I hear you and I can almost feel the frustration from here. We have a similar situation in my area. I live in a state that the wiser heads are trying to get out of. The economy has gone to hell and we hear gunshots at night week after week.

I would love to live in England someday, because with all of the mass shootings here, you're afraid to be in any place where a lot of people gather. The states here that are the safest, are either bitter cold, or in the middle of nowhere out in the desert. I do feel the call to "Go West Young Man" and one day, I just might answer that call. Stay safe.