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This is practically a non-story. Thus flashy headlines were avoided to prevent clickbait (we strive to be above clickbait here). This law on the books isn’t new. Although, it isn’t one of those archaic laws that are technically on the books that you hear about. Enacted in 1982, a Georgia town made a response against an Illinois town passing an unconstitutional city ordinance banning firearms. However, the town of Kennesaw, Georgia is unique, in that they have a law requiring firearm ownership. Unsurprisingly, the town has had one murder in the last six years and overall low violent crime. This town serves as further evidence of firearm ownership having no correlation to violent crime. Because of the unshocking results, there won’t be a “take” on this story.
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Fox 8: Owning a gun is required by law in this Georgia town
In Kennesaw, Georgia, local law says that “every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm.”
“If you’re going to commit a crime in Kennesaw and you’re the criminal — are you going to take a chance that that homeowner is a law-abiding citizen?” asked Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling.
It may be the law in Kennesaw to own a gun, but the police department says it isn’t actually enforced.
Many locals CNN spoke to assumed that the law dated back to the town’s founding, but it was actually only enacted in 1982. “It was meant to be kind of a crime deterrent,” said Lt. Craig Graydon, who’s been with the Kennesaw Police Department for over 30 years. “It was also more or less a political statement because the city of Morton Grove, Illinois, passed a city ordinance banning handguns from their city limits.”
Back then, the town had a population of just a few thousand. Over three decades later, the law is still on the books.
Today, Kennesaw, a town of about 33,000 people, has had one murder in the last six years and a violent crime rate of below 2%.
But it’s unclear whether that has anything to do with the gun law.
City officials say their relationship with the community is a key factor in maintaining public safety. “We can’t say that just that gun law contributes x number of percent to why we have a low crime rate. It may be part of it, but it needs to be looked at from a whole picture,” said Graydon. “Don’t just look at the ordinance.”
Further Reading
Consistency matters: Why we shouldn’t create a second class
Many Republicans are caving into leftist pressure in regards to the Second Amendment. Among the popular grounds from which Republicans are caving is raising the gun buying age to 21. Both Trump and Rick Scott are among the cavers. The belief behind raising the minimum age to 21 is centered on the premise that 18 years-olds cannot think clearly. The biggest fact cited to support this is the whole thing about the brain not being fully developed until 25.
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