[HarrySchell]

Sig and BobCat, forgive me for being less clear than I should have been.

I was anticipating an "I told you so" from those who have resisted CCW if the murder rate is not significantly impacted.

I agree about the lack of mobility of inhabitants in rough areas. With trends in part-time employment, dependence on various forms of welfare, a decline in individual mobility due to "coercing people out their cars" (As Ray La Hood, DOT czar, announced his mission, and for other reasons), the most mobile society in the world will be less so, and those in rough areas will be even less able to escape.

Even the average mindset, as more people have to depend on public transport, may narrow down. "I can't go there because the bus ride is too long (or the times are wrong, or I can't figure out how, or the bus doesn't go there)."

At the extreme end, the "evacuation plan" is to sit on a curb and wait.

Denying people the effective right of self-defense is another part of making them dependent, compliant and helpless.