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Chicago 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

by pg_bot 11y ago

Chicago 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 ago
Chicago 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.