KENNESAW, Ga - Several Kennesaw officials attribute a drop in crime in the city over the past two decades to a law that requires residents to have a gun in the house.
In 1982, the Kennesaw City Council unanimously passed a law requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm with ammunition.
The ordinance states the gun law is needed to “protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants.”
Then-councilman J.O. Stephenson said after the ordinance was passed, everyone “went crazy.”
“People all over the country said there would be shootings in the street and violence in homes,” he said. “Of course, that wasn’t the case.”
In fact, according to Stephenson, it caused the crime rate in the city to plunge.
Kennesaw Historical Society president Robert Jones said following the law’s passage, the crime rate dropped 89 percent in the city, compared to the modest 10 percent drop statewide.
“It did drop after it was passed,” he said. “After it initially dropped, it has stayed at the same low level for the past 16 years.”
Originally posted by the Marietta Daily Journal in March of 2001, it’s now in their archives and requires a paid subscription to view. Someone has been kind enough to reprint the entire article online here: Gun Ownership - It’s The Law In Kennesaw
on Oct 29th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Wish the rest of the world would back up and take a look at what happens when every one is equal. An armed society is a polite society. After spending some time out west I am further convinced that guns give you a peace of mind more so than money.
Never let your rights go!
Doc832
on Jul 9th, 2010 at 1:16 am
i think that gun control should always be imposed at all times to reduce violence.,~;