As the real estate market cools, individuals and families considering buying a new home must evaluate many factors. Every search of homes for sale has common elements: location, proximity to good schools and employment, area attractions and distance to family and friends. Some evaluating the market may wish for an older home while others who want to buy a new house prefer the modern amenities common to most new homes offered by various new home builders.

In the early 90s the state of Connecticut was overwhelmed by gang shootings.  Scores of innocent bystanders, including a 7-year-old girl, were getting gunned down in drive-bys.  An editorial in the Hartford Courant said at the time: “The state is becoming a shooting gallery, and the public wants action,” In the