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From: renner@uiucdcs.UUCP (renner )
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Subject: Re: Kennesaw/Morton Grove crime stats fo - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 22:26:41 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 20 22:26:41 1984
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uiucdcs!renner    Jan 20 20:54:00 1984

When I read this editorial I just knew that somebody would post it to the
net.  At first glance it looks convincing, but if you look at the actual
changes involved you see that they are too small to be significant.

When these laws in Morton Grove and Kennesaw first came out I was
heavily into notes on the PLATO system here at Illinois.  It was
pointed out that for the first three months or so the change in crime
statistics in the two cities tended to *support* Kennesaw -- the
opposite of the results quoted by the Tribune.  [No, I don't have a
reference to back this up -- take it or leave it, I don't care.]  After
considerable discussion, the consensus was that those changes were
insignificant too.

It's worth noting that the Kennesaw law is symbolic only; those who
object to having a gun on religious grounds, or whatever, don't have
to.  [Again, no reference.]

Scott Renner
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