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For all the bitchin' and moanin' by the gunners about Chicago
and it's "failed" gun control it looks like things could be worse without the laws that restrict guns there,
These stats are based on pe rcapita data.
Louisiana, where you can almost get a gun from a vending machine, is far worse than Chicago.
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For all the bitchin' and moanin' by the gunners about Chicago (Original Post)
flamin lib
Oct 2016
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BainsBane
(54,789 posts)1. Chicago's laws were struck down by the courts years ago
It's a bullshit talking point.
FXSTD
(25 posts)2. Actually they were not. I still can't travel across that state ccw.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)3. You must be terrified to be without your gun. nt
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. Good. Your pitiful plight is noted.
Chart puts things in perspective. Wish there were a way it could be automatically posted as a response every time some gun fancier uses the Chicago argument to promote more guns in more places. Of course, most gunners don't care about the truth, just that they can buy a another gun when the urge hits them.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)5. Have gun, Will travel
needledriver
(836 posts)6. Where on the chart does it say homicide by firearm?
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)7. If you have a point to make, make it. nt