Quote Originally Posted by Statkowski View Post
In Philadelphia and the surrounding counties, the availability of police for any incident is staggering compared to the more rural parts of the Commonwealth. If the one or two state troopers on duty at three in the morning are on the opposite side of the county, one might well wait a while until someone shows up. No police presence = more dependence on one's own guns.
I think this is also why a lot of people in the metros have an anti-gun attitude as well. They rely on police to respond in a relatively timely manner; as a result many families don't own guns, and their children have never had exposure or interactions with guns. They typically associate civilian possession of guns with criminal activity or Fudds, and are completely clueless about what the true purpose of the second amendment is.