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Old 05-01-2005, 06:45 PM
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Originally posted by hoosier
Research indicates that when everyone had a gun, as in the "wild west days", there was less crime and gun violence.

Locally, a few years ago, the city of Kennesaw passed a "every household must have a gun", and crime disappeared. The crooks were afraid to enter the town.

The "wild west" was mostly a Hollywood creation.

FL only relaxed some rules about carrying weapons in public.

Traditionally one of the most crime-infested cities: NYC.

One of the most strict cities for gun possession: NYC
i'm not talking about gun possession. i'm talking about this:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...042501553.html

"It is either a Wild West revival, a return to the days of "shoot first and ask questions later," or a triumph for the "Castle Doctrine" -- the notion that enemies invade personal space at their peril."
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