Odd, I'm from Rome (well, my senior year in high school and my parents still live there).

I NEVER had a problem in Rome and I drove a 3000GT VR-4 and Porsche 911 turbo - BOTH cars did nothing but attract attention. I still never had any problems hanging out around there with the local car people.

Every once and a while you'd get some jealous teenager or something, but what were they going to do to me? Ahahahahhaha I carry anyway, so I was always prepared just in case something went down.

Rome really isn't that bad. If you go looking for trouble, it will find you.