Dreamer
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I imagine most of you folk have already seen the thread on this topic in the Maryland part of the forum, bu tin case you haven't I thought I'd post it here too.
I have a friend who used to work for Fairfax County, and she was on the team which wrote the Fairfax County VA Gang Crime Assessment last year. We were talking about it the other day and I asked her if it was online, and she very promptly sent me the link. This covers NoVa from 2003-2008, and I know some of you folks who live in NoVa are the sort that like to plow through this sort of report. It makes for some pretty interesting and educational reading. Personally, I can't see how ANYONE who reads this report and lives in NoVa could logically justify NOT carrying...
Go to thsi website:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/
And click on the second link on this page--the one that says "Northern Virginia Comprehensive Gang Assessment 2003-2008 " It's a PDF, and is an exact copy of the official report as published in paper format.
When you read this, just remember your unfortunate brothers and sisters across the rivers in MD and DC. Remember that THEY have the same gangs there as well, but the "subjects" of MD and DC have been stripped of their right to OC, are systematically denied CC permits, and can't even own some of the fantastic firearms that you guys have access to.
As bad as this report makes things sound in NoVa, it could be worse. You could live in DC or Baltimore or PG County. :shock:
Count your blessings, Virginians--you are the only "freedom zone" in the Nations Capital Region that has any sort of meaningful 2A rights.
I imagine most of you folk have already seen the thread on this topic in the Maryland part of the forum, bu tin case you haven't I thought I'd post it here too.
I have a friend who used to work for Fairfax County, and she was on the team which wrote the Fairfax County VA Gang Crime Assessment last year. We were talking about it the other day and I asked her if it was online, and she very promptly sent me the link. This covers NoVa from 2003-2008, and I know some of you folks who live in NoVa are the sort that like to plow through this sort of report. It makes for some pretty interesting and educational reading. Personally, I can't see how ANYONE who reads this report and lives in NoVa could logically justify NOT carrying...
Go to thsi website:
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/
And click on the second link on this page--the one that says "Northern Virginia Comprehensive Gang Assessment 2003-2008 " It's a PDF, and is an exact copy of the official report as published in paper format.
When you read this, just remember your unfortunate brothers and sisters across the rivers in MD and DC. Remember that THEY have the same gangs there as well, but the "subjects" of MD and DC have been stripped of their right to OC, are systematically denied CC permits, and can't even own some of the fantastic firearms that you guys have access to.
As bad as this report makes things sound in NoVa, it could be worse. You could live in DC or Baltimore or PG County. :shock:
Count your blessings, Virginians--you are the only "freedom zone" in the Nations Capital Region that has any sort of meaningful 2A rights.