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"Roughly one-fifth said they know someone who has been a victim of a crime involving firearms in recent years, with women, young people, minorities, city residents and low-income people among the likeliest. Of those, almost a quarter said they have considered acquiring a gun for themselves.

About one in three people said they already have a firearm, consistent with previous polling results. Men, whites and Southerners are the likeliest to own guns."


that's from another article i just read.....so, men, whites, and southerners (rural??) are most likely to OWN a gun, and also the least likely to have a crime committed against them....criminals know who the least likely to be protected are...after all, many cities ban gun ownership, so the criminals (who already break laws, so what will a gun law do?) know the chances of an urban dweller being able to defend himself is slim. thus, an easier target. police can't be everywhere.
glad i don't live in a city, and i never will. the right to defend oneself is a basic right, and it's been taken away, giving the edge to those who don't care about breaking one law while committing another.