In the previous post, I talked about "herd immunity." That doesn't work just with flu:
From the experience in Illinois and around the country, a relatively small number of armed people can similarly reduce the risk of crime — even for those who aren’t armed.
So if you don’t own a gun but you are enjoying safer nights out on the town or sleeping more easily in your bed at night, give a little thanks to your neighbors who are gun owners. You’re the beneficiary of gun “herd immunity.”
I've been to an ice cream shop on the Circle in Indy a few times with my sister and a friend of hers (during, um, warmer months than this one). The place is a hangout of sorts for bikers, who park their rides at the curbs and just shoot the breeze with each other. A few of them have guns at their hips (yes, open carry is legal in Indiana), and I confess it makes me feel just a bit safer knowing they're there. They're not the sort of bikers who hassle the rubes, and their presence (word does get around) seems likely to give pause to all but the most dedicatedly deranged shooter or would-be gangbanger.
