[Cincinatus' Wife]

Andy Sharp/Staff This weathered bumper sticker referring to the Kennesaw ordinance requiring gun ownership is on the door of Wildman's Civil War Surplus store.

[jim35]

Good for them! It should be the law all over the U.S.

[YaYa123]

I live in Kennesaw, have gun, but I have no idea where it is. In the pantry, behind the peanut butter, I think. But I love the law, and so does every pistol packing mama (and grandmama) I know.

[R. Scott]

...will there still be room for the "Wild West" image often associated with the ordinance?

Strange. In nearly every old “Wild West” movie and TV series the towns had “No Guns Allowed” ordinances.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

I wonder if the good women of this town greet men with the "is that a six shooter in your pocket or your just glad to see me?"

[Joe Brower]

[johncatl]

Typical AJC anti-gun crap. Just a milder form of the usual "guns are icky and evil and bad" view. And the woman who has a gun but doesn't know where it is...that's just irresponsible

The caption on the photo states that the lady with a gun has a permit for it, but you don't need a permit to pack a gun at work, only the permission of the owner.

Calling the AJC a "newspaper" is false advertising. All the news that's fit to slant!

[Egon]

Ping.

[Kennesaw]

Great law Bump

[epow]

will there still be room for the "Wild West" image often associated with the ordinance?

I remember buying gas in Kennesaw 35 or more years ago at a station where the owner/attendant wore cowboy style clothes and a Colt .45 SAA on his belt while he pumped your gas, checked you oil, and cleaned your windshield. (yes Virginia, once upon a time you didn't have to pump your own gas)

When he later went to self service he still wore the gun, and I doubt that he had very many no-pay drive-offs.

[Gone_Postal]

so hows the housing market there
I bet no dems campaign there

[pabianice]

Shriek! The streets will flow with blood! Motorists will shoot one another over traffic lights! Children will be gunned-down in school! Aiieee.......................!

Oh, wait. Never mind...

[RJL]

It was passed, at least in part, in response to the actions of Morton Grove, Ill., which had just adopted an anti-gun ordinance (gun ban).

How could one write such an article and not compare the crime rates in Kennesaw and Morton Grove Ill.

[Tinman]

"I'm not a gun kind of person, but we feel very secure here. I would guess that if the bad guys know there are guns and ammunition in the house, they would rather go someplace else."

I hope this gentleman has thanked his (gun owning) neighbors. This is what I've always refered to as the "umbrella effect", of gun ownership. It's one of the reasons that El Paso is one of the safest mid-sized cities in the nation, even though other demographics would lead you to think otherwise.

I've been involved in the "gun control debate" and Second Amendment issues for too long to expect that pesky facts and real world examples will ever sway the Brady Bunch and their ilk.

Oh well.