QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 06:00 PM)
I disagree completely. In Chicago, no law-abiding citizen can have a gun, but that doesn't stop thousands of criminals. There are other large cities with concealed carry without a problem (39 states have shall-issue policies).
You can never guarantee every individual their safety. Police cannot be everywhere all the time. More importantly, they are not legally required to protect the individual (this is mainly to prevent people from being able to sue if the police can't stop every single crime, I believe).
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html
for the record, I don't live in chicago. I don't know what your laws are I haven't lived here in 4 years. But, further, no where in my statements did I indicate I needed a lecture that was given in your post.
edit: and more for the record, if this thread doesn't convince you that data is almost completely useless on a topic like this I don't know what will.