I don't believe that the solution to crime and violence lies in gun laws, pro or con. What is needed is an attack on the root causes of these problems; poverty, poor education, lack of economic opportunities, weak family structures and lack of suitable role models. It also doesn't help when society (we/us) put such a high premium on having (to have) a cell phone, an Ipod, and Nike sneakers. What's a poor boy from the inner city to do? And while we're speaking in code ("to view some good crime first hand, visit a big city near you") why don't we just burn down all the ghettos and barrios and poof, problem solved. But wait, if we're willing to "ventilate" someone for trying to take our INSURED Tyros, what should be the punishment for the guy that robbed thousands of people, many of whom were elderly, of their entire life savings, sometimes totaling in the millions. But then again, I guess wearing an Armani suit while committing the crime gets you a pass (sort of). Apparently greed and criminal behavior doesn't know it's only supposed to reside in the inner city.

All I'm saying is, shooting one criminal is not going to deter another; never has, never will. I say, let's try to change the conditions that cause people to resort to criminal behavior in the first place. Plus, you won't have a string of dead bodies on your conscience; well thats assuming you have one (let's not forget those good Christian values . BTW, whatever happend to 'Thou shall not kill', did that get ammended? Repealed? Just curious.). JMO.

chas