From: JonWienk@ix.netcom.com
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 13:23:59 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: STEGO GUNS
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On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, jonathon <grafolog@netcom.com> wrote:
>On Wed, 7 Aug 1996 JonWienk@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>> In 1981, the city of Kennesaw, GA suffered 17 violent crimes and 55 
>> burglaries. 
>> In 1982, Kennesaw passed an ordinance requiring all city residents to own a 
>
>	Said ordinance being passed, as a protest against Elk Grove, IL
>	passing an orinance, banning handguns.  Anybody know when Elk
>	Grove revoked their ordinance?  Crime went down for six months
>	there [ Elk Grove ] after the ban was passed, then it went up
>	--- far surpassing previous crime levels, for all types of
>	crime. 

First of all, you are talking about Morton Grove, not Elk Grove.  Second of all, 
the ban was mostly ignored--the first year it was in effect, only 17 guns were 
turned in. The Morton Grove gun ban was not a statistically significant event.

Jonathan Wienke

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