“Just seeing people hit the ground and taking cover and, I took cover and balled up like a hamster, so fearing for my safety but thankful I’m still alive and okay,” [a beachgoer] said.
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The reasons why.
Read my blog’s intermittent coverage of bloody Myrtle Beach to get a sense of its astounding gun violence. Even if it doesn’t end in your curling up like a hamster, the action on the beachfront features lots of large, dangerous, fights.
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Some people like a challenge:
“There’s trouble all over the world, we can’t control that. So we just have to come and not let fear spoil our vacation. We still come here to enjoy the sights, enjoy the views, so I don’t feel threatened at all,” [one visitor] said. “I’ve been coming here for years. I’ll still come.”
Hey, if that’s how he feels, he should vacation in Haiti – much cheaper, and spectacular scenery.
We hear also from a local politician:
“It’s very unfortunate that people feel they need to solve their problems with guns but it’s an isolated incident and not indicative of the reality that most Myrtle Beach visitors encounter.”
Hon, ‘isolated’ don’t earn you Fifth Deadliest Beach …
April 30th, 2025 at 5:01PM
None of them are in Texas!
April 30th, 2025 at 7:25PM
JND: Correct. Florida totally dominates, with a little Bama and Murdaughland thrown in…