-Caveat Lector- Interestingly, whomever wrote the article doesn't seem to get the connection between the two events... :-7 June ======================================================================= The Connecticut Post, 9/16/01, p. A8 Hartford (AP) -- The terrorist attacks that hit home this week have gun sales up and crime down in the state. John Kilburn, an assistant professor of criminology and sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University noted that crime rates went down during World War II. "Our aggressions are no longer on our neighbors, our partners or the guy next to us at the bar," said Kilburn. In Hartford, which had been coping with one of its highest homicide rates in years, criminal activity is drastically down, said police Capt. Mark Pawlina. "The whole mood on the street is very subdued, even among the drug dealers and criminal element," Pawlina said. Windham Heights, a housing project in Windham and frequent target of a special drug task force, had American flags hanging from the sills or from car antennas. "I drove around the Heights yesterday, and you could have heard a pin drop," said police Sgt. Stephen Ostroski. In the state's largest city, Bridgeport, Sgt. Raymond Masek said there was "an almost eerie calm over the city." :It's been exceptionally quiet," Masek said. "The patriotism is incredible, and I just think everyone is inside watching CNN. There are less people on the streets at night." While the criminal element seems to be taking some time off, other people seem to be taking their own defense initiatives and buying guns. There have been reports of increased gun sales in parts of the state. "People are buying guns and ammunition because they are scared," said Scott Hoffman, owner of Hoffman's Gun Center in Newington. Hoffman reported selling four times as many guns since the terrorist attack on New York and the Pentagon. Many of the people who are buying guns now are those who would not normally buy a gun in the past, Hoffman said, such as lawyers and doctors. "People are worried about shortages," said Lawrence Irving, owner of Newington Gun Exchange. Irvine said his gun sales have doubled while his ammunition sales have tripled. --- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
