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Gun town U.S.A., revisited - success of Kennesaw, GA's gun ownership requirement law in preventing cri,e

National Review, August 15, 1994 by Luther M. Boggs, Jr.

Just down the street, at Big Shanty Hardware, owner Dave Collier is selling lawnmowers. To Collier, the problem of gun violence is larger than guns. He wonders about all the dysfunctional families, the scarcity of good parenting. "There are some underlying problems in this country that they don't know how to solve," he says.

Twelve years after it began, Kennesaw's experiment in crime control does not present itself as an easy way to arrest the killing in America's streets. It does, however, suggest where the problem doesn't lie. As Mayor Stephenson told a national gun rally in Kennesaw a few years back, "We're the town that proves more guns doesn't have to mean more crime."

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JonathanDS

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RE: Gun town U.S.A., revisited - success of Kennesaw, GA's gun ...

This is GREAT!
I've never heard of it before, but that doesn't really surprise me. After all, why would the media tell you about anything that proves them wrong? It is just like the lack of media attention Britain's soaring crime rate has gotten after they banned guns, or their new legislation to ban knives.
Of course, this outcome was predictable. When was the last time someone decided to go on a shooting rampage anywhere but a "Gun Free Zone"? It is sad that leftist leaders care more about their pride and power over their constituents, than innocent human life. Again, though, that attitude is predictable. All you have to do is look at their genocide of innocent infants to see that they have no regard for human life. Unless, of course, saving a life can make them look good to their misguided followers(KSM for example).
All in all, I am very happy for the citizens of Kennesaw, GA, and I wish them continued success against the totalitarian elitists.