I always woundered where this city was that is rumored about but never discussed by the public. I had heard of a town that made it mandetory to have a gun, and thereby reducing crime to almost nil. Here is the lowdown for those that also have woundered abuot it:
> Kennesaw, GA's Mandatory Gun Law A Proven Success
> Why Doesn't The Media Visit Kennesaw?
> By Chuck Baldwin
> 11-6-99
>
> The New American magazine reminds us that March 25th marked
> the 16th anniversary of Kennesaw, Georgia's ordinance requiring
> heads of households (with certain exceptions) to keep at least one
> firearm in their homes.
>
> The city's population grew from around 5,000 in 1980 to 13,000 by
> 1996 (latest available estimate). Yet there have been only three
> murders: two with knives (1984 and 1987) and one with a firearm
> (1997).
>
> "After the law went into effect in 1982, crime against persons
> plummeted 74 percent compared to 1981, and fell another 45
> percent in 1983 compared to 1982. And it has stayed impressively
> low. In addition to nearly non-existent homicide (murders have
> averaged a mere 0.19 per year), the annual number of armed
> robberies, residential burglaries, commercial burglaries, and rapes
> have averaged, respectively, 1.69, 31.63, 19.75, and 2.00 through
> 1998."
>
> With all the attention that has been heaped upon the lawful
> possession of firearms lately, you would think that a city that
> requires gun ownership would be the center of a media feeding
> frenzy. It isn't. The fact is I can't remember a major media outlet
> even mentioning Kennesaw. Can you? The reason is obvious.
> Kennesaw proves tha! ! t the presence of firearms actually improves
> safety and security. This is not the message that the media want us
> to hear. They want us to believe that guns are evil and are the
cause
> of violence. The facts tell a different story.
>
> What is even more interesting about Kennesaw is that the city's
> crime rate decreased with the simple knowledge that the entire
> community was armed.
>
> The bad guys didn't force the residents to prove it. Just knowing
that
> residents were armed prompted them to move on to easier targets.
> Most criminals don't have a death wish. There have been two
> occasions in my own family when the presence of a handgun
> averted potential disaster. In both instances the gun was never
aimed
> at a person and no shot was fired. Yet, in both cases the thugs
bent
> on criminal mischief decided to take their ambitions elsewhere and
> my family remained safe. Only God knows what would have
> happened if a firearm had not been handy.
>
> Yes, there are times when gun accidents occur. There are many
> more accidents involving automobiles, airplanes, bathroom shower
> stalls and backyard swimming pools, however. And let's not forget
> that freedom is risky business. Freedom allows people to make
> mistakes recognizing that the alternative is worse.
>
> A local newspaper columnist recently said that other nations are
free
> without possessing firearms. He fails to see the obvious fact that
> people who are not free to own firearms are not free. Many people
> live their entire lives and never know a day of real freedom. And,
> while I'm sure that there are those who would choose to live
without
> freedom, there are some of us who would rather die free than live
> enslaved.
> Kennesaw, GA's Mandatory Gun Law A Proven Success
> Why Doesn't The Media Visit Kennesaw?
> By Chuck Baldwin
> 11-6-99
>
> The New American magazine reminds us that March 25th marked
> the 16th anniversary of Kennesaw, Georgia's ordinance requiring
> heads of households (with certain exceptions) to keep at least one
> firearm in their homes.
>
> The city's population grew from around 5,000 in 1980 to 13,000 by
> 1996 (latest available estimate). Yet there have been only three
> murders: two with knives (1984 and 1987) and one with a firearm
> (1997).
>
> "After the law went into effect in 1982, crime against persons
> plummeted 74 percent compared to 1981, and fell another 45
> percent in 1983 compared to 1982. And it has stayed impressively
> low. In addition to nearly non-existent homicide (murders have
> averaged a mere 0.19 per year), the annual number of armed
> robberies, residential burglaries, commercial burglaries, and rapes
> have averaged, respectively, 1.69, 31.63, 19.75, and 2.00 through
> 1998."
>
> With all the attention that has been heaped upon the lawful
> possession of firearms lately, you would think that a city that
> requires gun ownership would be the center of a media feeding
> frenzy. It isn't. The fact is I can't remember a major media outlet
> even mentioning Kennesaw. Can you? The reason is obvious.
> Kennesaw proves tha! ! t the presence of firearms actually improves
> safety and security. This is not the message that the media want us
> to hear. They want us to believe that guns are evil and are the
cause
> of violence. The facts tell a different story.
>
> What is even more interesting about Kennesaw is that the city's
> crime rate decreased with the simple knowledge that the entire
> community was armed.
>
> The bad guys didn't force the residents to prove it. Just knowing
that
> residents were armed prompted them to move on to easier targets.
> Most criminals don't have a death wish. There have been two
> occasions in my own family when the presence of a handgun
> averted potential disaster. In both instances the gun was never
aimed
> at a person and no shot was fired. Yet, in both cases the thugs
bent
> on criminal mischief decided to take their ambitions elsewhere and
> my family remained safe. Only God knows what would have
> happened if a firearm had not been handy.
>
> Yes, there are times when gun accidents occur. There are many
> more accidents involving automobiles, airplanes, bathroom shower
> stalls and backyard swimming pools, however. And let's not forget
> that freedom is risky business. Freedom allows people to make
> mistakes recognizing that the alternative is worse.
>
> A local newspaper columnist recently said that other nations are
free
> without possessing firearms. He fails to see the obvious fact that
> people who are not free to own firearms are not free. Many people
> live their entire lives and never know a day of real freedom. And,
> while I'm sure that there are those who would choose to live
without
> freedom, there are some of us who would rather die free than live
> enslaved.