Alex, Christine -- <<I find it telling that our worst gun problems occur in the localities with the strictest gun laws.>>
Which came first, the chicken or the omelet? Wouldn't places with serious gun problems usually enact strict laws? And don't laws kind of get ignored where they are most needed?
Funny, though, in percentage gun deaths, places with lenient laws usually show up as the worst (AR, FL, LA, AL, TX leap to mind - no one considers them serious gun-death-risks, but as percentages of population, they are). And I really don't shiv a git. There are places where, if you pack, you'll be left alone (often very alone), and places where, if you pack, you become another target.
One must do what one deems best for his/her situation. And, when in doubt, empty the clip... |
