creased number of guns in a society and a decrease in crime.However, some people do not consider the facts they read about guns not influencing crime. A study done of 539 residents of Cincinnati by Liqun Cao, Francis Cullen and Bruce Link, found that gun ownership was related to crime related factors. As the level of crime increases in ones neighborhood, the armament level raises as well, due to defensive purposes. This study shows a relationship not on how guns affect crime, but how crime affects firearm ownership. Studies have shown that there is no relationship between gun ownership as a deterrent of crime. The conclusion to this study concerning gun ownership due to protective reasons is that ownership in an area increases as chaos in area increase. Concealed weapons are another issue all by themselves. Living your everyday life, not knowing if another individual is packing some heat or not concerns me. A resent study conducted by M.V. Hood and Grant Neeley tests the relationship between concealed weapons and the crime rate in smaller areas. This study (unlike the McDowall study) shows an actual relationship between possession of firearms and decrease in crime. This relationship can been seen in certain areas of Dallas where levels of concealed weapons are higher. There are lower levels of violent crime with higher levels of property crime due to the higher income area (Neeley, 535). Unfortunately, the number of concealed weapon permits has not had a significant increase only .68% of individuals in Dallas carry concealed weapons. So the total crime rate for the whole city could not be used, only smaller areas could be taken. These areas are only certain zip codes, this is done because these areas are higher income neighborhoods and can afford the cost of buying and up keeping of firearms. Evidence of a relationship between concealed weapons and property crime was found in this study. This relationship is positive by showing that vi...
