Gunned Down, Part II -

Gunned Down, Part II - The Kansas town of Geuda Springs requires all homes to have guns, a la Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Geuda Springs has no police force, and passed the ordinance as a means of deterring crime.

Anyone want to guess how hard the WaPo had to look for dissenting opinion? They found a "City Attorney" (in a town without a police force?) and this comment from the county sheriff:

"Geuda Springs has no local police force; the Sumner County Sheriff's department is responsible for policing the area. Sheriff Gerald Gilkey said the ordinance makes him concerned for the safety of his officers.

"This throws up red flags," he said.

From his comments, I take it the Sheriff's department has had lots of problems in Geuda Springs? The only crime records I can find in a quick web search are for Sumner County - but that includes the urban cesspool of Arkansas Springs. Perhaps the Sheriff is either sensationalizing, or being taken out of context?

Let's see how many people - including Sumner County Sheriffs Deputies - get shot in Geuda Springs from now on...

Posted by Mitch at November 26, 2003 06:00 AM