The core city vs. suburban contrast could easily result in situation in a few years in which the suburbs send to Congress a representative who feels the core city was openly hostile to him or her during the campaign. Right now, a well-organized suburban candidate has more natural voters than does a St. Paul resident. Guns will aid safety Guns are dangerous. But being unarmed in a hostile world is even more dangerous. We who favor the retention of this right do so because we love freedom and we want to live in a safe society.
Crime is more likely to be committed against unarmed people.
Conceal-carry would probably make our society much safer. If it doesn't help, we can always repeal it. It's been a long and painful wait for the Twins to become competitive again, though we all seem to be waiting for the other shoe to drop on this exciting new season. But Monday night, the young Twins made a strong statement in beating the defending World Series champions. Unfortunately, many fans and players alike left with a bad taste in their mouths after watching overzealous fans in the left-field bleachers throw trash and other articles onto the field as the game ended.