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Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
Ben Franklin

Friday, April 20, 2007

25 years murder-free in 'Gun Town USA'

Crime rate plummeted after law required firearms for residents.

In March 1982, 25 years ago, the small town of Kennesaw – responding to a handgun ban in Morton Grove, Ill. – unanimously passed an ordinance requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun. Since then, despite dire predictions of "Wild West" showdowns and increased violence and accidents, not a single resident has been involved in a fatal shooting – as a victim, attacker or defender.

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