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The problem with this is that people aren't planted to the ground. Chicago has tough firearm laws but it's not that hard to drive to Indiana to buy a gun which
by minikites 11y ago
The problem with this is that people aren't planted to the ground. Chicago has tough firearm laws but it's not that hard to drive to Indiana to buy a gun which is why Chicago has such a problem with gun violence.
- pg_bot 11y agoChicago doesn't have a problem with gun violence due to Indiana's gun laws. It has a problem because of drug prohibition and the black market that has sprung up to meet the needs of drug users. You need to find the root cause (why violence is occurring) instead of looking at the symptoms (how the violence is occurring).
- Turing_Machine 11y agoChicago doesn't have a problem with gun violence due to Indiana's gun laws. Right. If Indiana's gun laws were to blame, you'd see similar levels of violent crime within Indiana, and you don't. The only places in Indiana with anything like Chicago-level violence are areas such as Gary (which is a Chicago suburb in all but name). On the other side of the coin, nor do you see Chicago levels of violence in downstate eastern Illinois, which is just as close to Indiana. Chicago has a violent crime rate of 884/100,000. Urbana has a violent crime rate of 338/100,000. Blaming Indiana's gun laws is convenient rhetoric, but quite obviously wrong.
- hga 11y agoChicago has tough firearm laws Not particularly any more, see my comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11464325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11464325
- jevinskie 11y agoA resident of Illinois cannot legally buy a handgun in Indiana without getting it transferred to an FFL in Illinois. Straw purchasers may be another matter. Make no mistake though, Cabelas and Bass Pro Shop are located right on the border in northwest Indiana not Illinois.