Reply #119: What's your point? The wealthy areas with less restrictive laws were already low crime areas... [View All]

[Dr Fate]

...where there was little danger of me getting shot in the first place.

I grew up in communities where people drove around with gun racks- we agree that in those places, it was not a problem.

I agree with you that the gun culture has a place in certain communities, and we agree that guns contribute to crime and deaths in other communities.

Are you saying that if DC and Chicago had gun laws that mirror Telluride laws, or that if they eliminated their gun laws all together- that their would be LESS crime & shootings? Could be, but I'm not sure it would play out that way.

Also, maybe the community standard in the inner city is different than the one in suburbs or rural areas. Maybe they want solutions to their social problems instead of having Republican Lobbyists forcing their "guns & prisons" values on them. Maybe more democracy & respect for community standards need to be a part of the solution.