ok, for one thing i'm a she (thanks for assuming) and two the gun control has nothing to do with the gangs, but that's why we are so up there, especially since we legalized pot. Seattle is screwed up because there are constantly shooting (and stabbings but that's not extremely relevant) that are gang related. i was just pointing out that most of those states that were mentioned have major gang problems, they are gonna get guns weather the government wants them to have them or not, its not hard to get them illegally, just saying.