None of those reasons keep them from ghetting guns now, and I seriously doubt that any law banning guns will keep these folks from acquiring them through whatever means available to them. It seems that the clever slogan " if guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" may well ring true. On a personal note, I live in metropolatain New Orleans. We have a hard working a dedicated police force but like all civil athorities, they are limited by manpower shortages and may very well be outgunned by some of our indegenous populace. I therefore vote against any further control of guns by the government, not to mention that it would be a violation of my civil rights- something that our new President should in fact be very sensitive to- taking into account his ethnicity.

Cathy,
I understand your feelings on this matter. It is at heart a debate that can only be settled by the citizens of this nation through legeslation. While there are many sides and opinions, I will not try to diminish the importance of anyone's opinion that has THE RIGHT TO VOTE. In a nutshell, this is an issue central to the control of guns. You have to ask yourself who in Cincinatti is using these guns to hurt people. Is it a voting citizen, contributor to society? Sometimes they may very well be but I am sure that the overwhelming offenses involving guns are commited by those who have lost the right of suffrage through felonius crimes. Furthermore, these people are using guns that they by law cannot carry, use, purchase, etc.