Don Gustavson has been a Nevada resident for more than forty two years; he has three children and eight  grandchildren.

He remembers a time when nobody locked their doors-they didn't need to. When we greeted strangers it was with friendship, not suspicion. It was a time when "controlled substances" in schools meant chewing gum, not drugs; and school violence involved a playground scuffle, not automatic weapons.

Don believes that decreasing crime and violence begins by increasing personal responsibility. No excuses. No easy-outs. People must take responsibility for their own actions. He supports victim's rights-making criminals pay back their victims