Ben
2008-05-03 16:49:43
I don’t know how armed citizens are going to stop the gang conflicts, unless you propose blanketing the city with roving armed vigilante patrols.
The reason civilians need to be armed in Chicago is simple: the problem with gangs is one of control of territory. To control territory, gangs depend on cash flow, and that cash comes largely from petty crimes, much of which is committed by junkies or low level gang members. These thugs will quickly be repulsed or killed by armed civilians. They don’t have to take vigilante actions, just self-defense is enough.
