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Over 1,000 People SHOT in ‘GUN FREE’ Chicago this Year

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06-13-2018, 10:28 PM

(06-13-2018, 09:16 PM)rollerjag Wrote:
(06-13-2018, 07:55 PM)B2hibry Wrote: The assumption was that you meant legal purchases. Dispute what? That there are people illegally acquiring guns? Precisely why when we hear the term "common sense gun control," logical folks cringe. If the surrounding states don't suffer from the same gun-related violence with fewer restrictions, it sounds like law enforcement vs. crime problem, not a gun problem. Criminals are gonna criminal!

I wonder if these initiatives had any effect? Probably not.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the...d-make-our

My point, from which you deflect, was lax or ineffective gun control laws in an adjoining state render local laws ineffective. The topic of this thread was that, despite strict gun control laws, gun violence was out of control in Chicago. I merely pointed out one reason why that may be true.

I'm pretty sure your arms flailed just a little when responding and, true to form, you invoked Obama. Always invoke Obama, it's in the playbook.

When the main alternative being proposed by the gun control crowd is Obama (or someone with essentially the same policies) then it's reasonable to invoke his record.

But to counter your argument, beside illegal weapons Chicago is also rife with illegal drugs. If a criminal in Chicago can find heroin, which is illegal in all 50 states, he could certainly find a gun even if Indiana made all firearms totally illegal.



                                                                          

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