[TolleyBoymn]

The area with the highest rate of gun crime is Washington, D.C., which also has a gun ban. The crime rate just goes to show that gun bans do not work, a fact the Brady Bunch just hasn't accepted, and something the mayor of New York City is trying to ignore.

Contrary to popular belief and the media's sensationalism, there isn't a whole lot to worry about for the average person. There are good areas and bad areas, I've heard that Eau Claire, Wisconsin is supposed to be pretty good as far as low crime is concerned.

In 19th century London, I'm sure that if you walked through the East End at 2:00AM, you stood a good chance of getting robbed, if not killed. I'll bet it's not even safe to walk down the street at night in Glasgow or Edinburgh, either.

Most gun crimes in this country are committed by previously convicted criminals (where do they buy their guns - certainly not legally as I buy all of my guns) against a large population of previously convicted criminals.

I would say that if you live in Montana, Wyoming, or Idaho, you're probably not going to have any problem with crime. If you live in northern Illinois, eastern Missouri, or in the District of Columbia, you are more likely to be accosted.

I don't think there is a demographic that says the South is more polite or less crime-ridden than the North. When you have cities like Atlanta, New Orleans (where the police commit crimes against the people they're sworn to protect), St. Louis, and other large cities, crime in those areas is more likely to occur.