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Critics of gun law reforms argue that the high levels of gun violence in Chicago are proof that regulation doesn’t work, given that the city has relatively strict gun laws. But lax laws surrounding the area, both in the state of Illinois and nearby states, allow guns to flow into the city, which make up the vast majority of those seized by law enforcement. Research has found that localities in states that have weak gun laws tend to suffer higher rates of gun violence than those in states with stricter ones. Overall, more gun ownership has been found to lead to more murders. |
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jac
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"Research has found that localities in states that have weak gun laws tend to suffer higher rates of gun violence than those in states with stricter ones. Overall, more gun ownership has been found to lead to more murders."
Of course there is no reference for this research, as it either doesn't exist, or is fatally flawed.
If this were the case, then Chicago and Baltimore with strict gun laws would not be experiencing the shootings and killings that are happening now.
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jac
(5/26/2015)
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"Research has found that localities in states that have weak gun laws tend to suffer higher rates of gun violence than those in states with stricter ones. Overall, more gun ownership has been found to lead to more murders."
Of course there is no reference for this research, as it either doesn't exist, or is fatally flawed.
If this were the case, then Chicago and Baltimore with strict gun laws would not be experiencing the shootings and killings that are happening now.
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