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Originally Posted by Gozarian
WTF, Rochard, SCOUTUS struck down Chicago?s longstanding handgun ban in June 2010. The hand gun ban was adopted March 19, 1982 and was never stayed during the legal process.
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There are multiple firearm laws that have been in place since the early 1980s, which helped to cut the homicide rate in half - from a high of 900 to 400.
Over the past two or three years multiple laws have been struck down, including laws about carrying concealed weapons and carrying handguns in public places. During this time, homicides rise.
Meanwhile, in gun crazy land, the gun nuts are working over time to get these laws over turned and are being successful, and then telling us that the "most strict gun laws in the country" are a fail because Chicago had 500 homicides... The truth is when gun laws were in place they reduced homicides, and now that they are being removed homicides are going up. This is proof that gun laws work.
It's common sense: More firearms equals more firearm crimes.