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Originally Posted by epitome
Holy shit. In 1991 Chicago had 927 murders.
Why are they even freaking out about 500 this year when they had more than that as recently as 2008? Even in 2003 they were over 600/yr.
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The gun nuts seem to believe this is proof that gun bans create more crime, even thought Chicago is on a downward trend.
They also like to debate about the UK and how gun laws there created more crime, yet gun crime in the UK is one tenth what is is in the US. The firearm death rate in the US is 10.2 per 100k, while in the UK it's .25 per 100k citizens. That's a huge difference.
You need to apply common sense here - more guns equals more gun crimes. It's pretty simple straight forward math. If you have one thousand people with guns, you'll have "x" amount of crime. You have three million people with guns you will have a lot more gun crime. Period.
I am a gun owner myself, but it scares the piss out of me that anyone can get a firearm so easily. I have to take three tests to get a driver's license AND have to update it each year, AND I have to register my car with the government... On the other hand with a firearm the only real restriction to owning a firearm is having the government check to make sure you aren't a felon... Mental health isn't even a consideration. That's fucking insane.