I know it's pointless, but here it is anyway: The Gun Report

[billh58]

6. That's the slight-of-hand

talking point used by Second Amendment absolutists and NRA apologists to declare that "gun control doesn't work." The real story is that lax gun laws in nearby areas serve to negate sensible Chicago gun control regulations:

Most significantly, it is important to understand that Chicago is not an island. Although Chicago has historically had strict gun laws, laws in the surrounding parts of Illinois were much laxer — enabling middlemen to supply the criminals in Chicago with guns they purchased elsewhere. Forty three percent of the guns seized by law enforcement in Chicago were originally purchased in other parts of Illinois. And even if the state had stricter gun laws, Illinois is not an island either. The remaining fifty seven percent of Chicago guns all came from out of state, most significantly from nearby Indiana and distant Mississippi — neither of which are known for their strict gun laws.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/02/15/1599631/no-chicago-isnt-proof-that-gun-regulation-doesnt-work/

The right-wing gun lobby uses fear and hate to promote gun sales, as evidenced by lax gun laws in states with gullible, right-wing populations.