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There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think there's any question that New York City's very tough laws have reduced violence.

— Gail Collins

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

There is no city in America that has reduced crime as much as we have in the last three years. This is not the product of accident. This is the product of design.

— Rudy Giuliani

Crime is actually less in places where people own guns. Washington, D.C., is a case in point. It has the strictest gun laws, but who has the highest crime rate in the country? Washington, D.C.

— Luke Scott

Gun-related violence and murders are concentrated among blacks and Latinos in big cities.

— Juan Williams

Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. They really only affect law-abiding citizens.

— Ron DeSantis

One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York.

— Mike Judge

My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain.

— Diane Abbott

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

— Friedrich Engels

However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and or big urban areas - that might have been true a while ago but it is no longer the case today.

— Bob Filner

✗Opposing Perspectives

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.

— Raymond Kelly

As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.

— Raymond Kelly