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"John-Melb" <mcnamara_john@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1169015391.418786.14370@38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> "Melanie RockyFord" <spoofedatnospam@RockieFord.nat> wrote in message
>> news:Xns98BA8342130E4spoofedatnospamRocki@216.196.97.142...
>> > _http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/opinion/16reynolds.html?ex=1169614800
>> > &en=bc
>> > 1fa12c5e8e1fcf&ei=5070&emc=eta1_
>> > (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/opinion/16reynolds.html?ex=1169614800
>> > &en=bc1fa12c5e8e1fcf&ei=5070&emc=eta1)
>> >
>> > January 16, 2007
>> > Op-Ed Contributor
>> > A Rifle in Every Pot
>> > By GLENN REYNOLDS
>> >
>> > Knoxville, Tenn.
>> > IT'S a phenomenon that gives the term "gun control" a whole new 
>> > meaning:
>> > community ordinances that encourage citizens to own guns.
>> > Last month, Greenleaf, Idaho, adopted Ordinance 208, calling for its
>> > citizens
>> > to own guns and keep them ready in their homes in case of emergency.
>> > It's
>> > not a  response to high crime rates. As The Associated Press reported, 
>> > "
>> > Greenleaf  doesn't really have crime ... the most violent offense
>> > reported in the past
>> > two  years was a fist fight." Rather, it's a statement about
>> > preparedness in
>> > the  event of an emergency, and an effort to promote a culture of
>> > self-reliance.
>> > And it may not be a bad idea. While pro-gun laws like the one in
>> > Greenleaf
>> > are mostly symbolic, to the extent that they actually make a 
>> > difference,
>> > it is
>> > likely to be a positive one.
>> > Greenleaf is following in the footsteps of Kennesaw, Ga., which in 1982
>> > passed a mandatory gun ownership law in response to a handgun ban 
>> > passed
>> > in
>> > Morton Grove, Ill. Kennesaw's crime dropped sharply, while Morton
>> > Grove's did
>> > not.
>> > To some degree, this is rational. Criminals, unsurprisingly, would
>> > rather
>> > break into a house where they aren't at risk of being shot. As David
>> > Kopel noted
>> > in a 2001 article in The Arizona Law Review, burglars report that they
>> > try
>> > to  avoid homes where armed residents are likely to be present.
>>
>> **This is fantastic news. The Kennesaw powers-that-be have discovered a
>> heretofore unknown secret. Oh, wait: What are the figures for, oh, say,
>> burglary?
>>
>> The law was passed in 1982.
>> Year:    Burglaries:
>> 1976    41
>> 1977    21
>> 1978    22
>> 1979    35
>> 1980    35
>> 1981    54
>> 1982    35
>> 1983    35
>> 1984    29
>> 1985    32
>> 1986    70
>>
>> Mmmmm. Those laws are working real well.
>>
>> I note that morons are STILL believing this nonsense and are still
>> promulgating it all over the 'net. Sheesh!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Trevor Wilson
>> www.rageaudio.com.au
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> We're assuming you have a reference to support your figures Trevor?

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