“Tired of worrying that it’s unsafe to walk at night or let children play outside by day, some residents in Hollywood’s Royal Poinciana neighborhood are calling for residents to take up arms in the area north of downtown. Thursday night, the civic association heard from a local security firm that teaches self-defense, Taser training, pepper-spray use, concealed-weapons laws and handgun safety. At the sometimes-tense meeting, residents also discussed other self-defense strategies … ‘It’s not like we’re saying we need an armed militia,’ said Jack David, the association president. ‘It’s more like get trained in self-defense and if someone comes up to rob you, you can at least defend yourself.’” (09/05/08)