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Guns and Crime in Chicago
National Review ^ | June 2, 2010 | John R. Lott Jr.

Posted on 06/02/2010 12:28:27 PM PDT by JohnRLott

The Chicago gun debate finally shows signs of changing. With the Supreme Court’s decision on the city’s gun ban imminent, people might be beginning to understand that gun bans don’t stop criminals from getting guns.

At a press conference two weeks ago, Mick Dumke, a reporter from the liberal Chicago Reader, asked Mayor Richard Daley what should have been an obvious question: “Since guns are readily available in Chicago even with a ban in place, do you really think it’s been effective?” Daley’s response wasn’t very helpful. Picking up a very old rifle with a bayonet that had been turned in during one of Chicago’s numerous gun buybacks, Daley blustered: “Oh, it's been very effective. If I put this up your butt, you’ll find out how effective it is. . . . This gun saved many lives — it could save your life.”

Reporters greeted Daley’s outburst with a moment of stunned silence. But it wasn’t Daley’s answer that was important. The novelty is that a reporter actually questioned Daley on whether the gun ban had failed. . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; chicago; gunban; johnlott

1 posted on 06/02/2010 12:28:27 PM PDT by JohnRLott
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To: JohnRLott

"If I stick this up your butt you'll see how effective it is!"

2 posted on 06/02/2010 12:34:06 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: JohnRLott

Well, lets take the mayor up on his word and stick it up his butt and check the effectiveness of the ban. I don’t know how else to resolve the controversy.


3 posted on 06/02/2010 1:05:14 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Fido969

4 posted on 06/02/2010 1:06:04 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: Still Thinking

Resolve? Easy. Drop Daley on the South Side WITHOUT bodyguards OR a firearm.


5 posted on 06/02/2010 1:08:04 PM PDT by rickb308 (Muslims need to check with Native Americans & ask how that whole cowboys & indians thing worked out.)
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To: JohnRLott

The fact that Daley was holding a rifle proves that criminals can possess guns in Chicago, ban or not.


6 posted on 06/02/2010 1:09:00 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ..
Daley is the kind of politico you love to hate.

Sorry about the bogus ping earlier.

Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!

7 posted on 06/02/2010 1:14:42 PM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: SnuffaBolshevik

I am still laffing !!!!!!


8 posted on 06/02/2010 1:22:15 PM PDT by litehaus (A memory tooooo longt A)
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To: Joe Brower

Yeah, King Richie can say it, but if a little serf in California says the exact same words to King Richie he gets arrested . . .

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2522816/posts


9 posted on 06/02/2010 2:15:38 PM PDT by Petruchio
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To: rickb308

Not bad. I think I like my idea better.


10 posted on 06/02/2010 5:11:46 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Fido969

I have come to hate liberals more and more each and every day. They will all burn in hell forever for their crimes against humanity.


11 posted on 06/02/2010 7:11:03 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Outstanding, NP.


12 posted on 06/03/2010 4:40:27 AM PDT by LTCJ (The Constitution; first, last, always.)
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