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Cherry Tree, PA decides not to require guns
The Council voted it down, apparently because sending a message to criminals was moot in a town that has very little crime.
(I forget now which statistician pointed this out, but in any given year around 90% of US counties will report not a single homicide).
Hat tip to reader Kathleen L. Habel.
Comments
I believe Mr. Statkowski proposed this not because of crime in Cherry Tree, but due to an increase in crime in surrounding towns.
He originally posted the text of the ordinance on the discussion forums at the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association for discussion.
While the PAFOA had no direct relation to Mr. Statkowski or the ordinance aside from the fact that he is a member of our discussion forum, many of our members offered advice on tweaking the wording and generally supported the idea, as did we.
(Disclaimer: I am the founder and president of the Pennsylvania Firearm Owners Association)
Posted by: Daniel Pehrson at December 7, 2006 12:51 PM
I'm originally from Sioux Falls, SD and still have family there. My brother up there told me about talking to a young lady who'd just moved there from somewhere else - California? - who was surprised at all the coverage in the Sioux Falls media for a murder in Rapid City (far side of the state). My brother pointed out that an armed robbery was news across the state and that the murder rate for the state tends to run in single digits / year.
Posted by: KCSteve at December 7, 2006 01:50 PM