Just a little anecdote on how legal gun ownership reduces crime. Back in the mid 90’s in Chester,NY, about 60 miles NE of NYC was Camp laGuardia, a former women’s prison NYC bought and converted into a men’s shelter. As soon as they bussed these homeless guys up there there’s been a rash of burglaries, muggings, assaults, etc. In what can only be described as either cluelessness or shrewdness one of the Town Councilmen told the local cable news that he was “shocked and concerned” about the sudden increase in rifle sales in the area as well as the increase in concealed carry permits submitted to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Wouldn’t you know it the crime rate in Chester plummeted overnight and the city immediately phased out bussing their homeless there. In fact a year later NYC sold off the property for $1 million, a bargain basement price as real estate values go in that area.
recognizing that FR posts can’t be edited, I still have to point out that Chester N.Y. is northwest of NYC, not NE.
lived in Warwick for several years ;-)