Reply #6: The local government often hates to spend money on law enforcement ...

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for years and years they have been able to complain that with stricter gun control the crime problem would magically go away.

Recently the well has begun to run dry. Those who support RKBA have been winning battles all over our nation and now most states have "shall issue" concealed carry and many have castle doctrine and "stand your ground" law. The sale of firearms has increased dramatically in the last few years, yet the violent crime rate is decreasing.

One of the more recent excuses for strict gun control in the cities is large urban areas are different from rural areas and therefore need stricter gun laws. The drawback is that many large cities in our nation have laws that the Brady Campaign considers lax but their crime rate is no worse and is often better than the large urban areas with strict gun law. And, of course, a citizen in a large city should have the same freedoms and rights set forth by the Bill of Rights as a citizen in the rural areas.

Local government has plenty of projects that they want for their city and law enforcement is often takes a low priority. Offer the city government a hand out and they will happily take it. If nothing else they would look bad politically if they refuse.