That seems a facetious article in that populations have changed dramatically from the "good old days" he cites and it is no good comparing Vermont to urban population centers as a contrast on gun crime. Less people, virtually no urban centers, not compared to NYC or Washington DC, means less crime, regardless of whether there are gun laws or not. Same as for other states with low population.

Also, attitudes towards guns and use of fatal violence-as-conflict-resolution are MUCH different nowadays from those olden times, heck even from when I was growing up. We had a healthy respect for guns and NEVER used one in anger. We knew they were meant to kill and cautioned to never point a gun unless that was our intention. Today, it seems the first thing a lot of folks think of when confronted with whatever. Pop culture is full of them, use of them is shown indiscriminately during television viewing times of children, as well as on video games, even ones made for children. I know my grandson has some and I am not happy about it.

The day you can guarantee some innocent child will NOT die by "accident" from someone's gun being too accessible is the day we won't need kind of gun law.

Those of you who fear the government taking them away...it's YOUR government, probably the one a lot of you voted for. You are buying into the fear-mongering by the shrub and the rest of them.