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More Than 60 Shot, 9 Dead in Chicago's Bloody Holiday Weekend [View all] hue Jul 2014 OP

Guns are handy. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #1

And gangs are bad. nt hack89 Jul 2014 #3

EVERYTHING to do with gangs. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #26

And isn't Chicago the only city in the US that doesn't have a single gun store? Hmmm... pipoman Jul 2014 #2

Yes, because it is a known fact that mikeysnot Jul 2014 #5

Apparently they don't cause them.... pipoman Jul 2014 #8

tied into a pretzel. mikeysnot Jul 2014 #9

Either repeal the 2nd amendment or cease half-measure gun control efforts MosheFeingold Jul 2014 #70

In the "Wild West" most towns had a NO GUN policy. If you wanted to come in their town leave Vincardog Jul 2014 #77

Not true, IronGate Jul 2014 #80

I disagree however if even if true it shows that a town CAN ban the GUNS. Vincardog Jul 2014 #81

Not so much anymore, IronGate Jul 2014 #82

But when you have a jamzrockz Jul 2014 #6

Agreed pipoman Jul 2014 #7

improve inner city schools & end poverty, too wordpix Jul 2014 #18

improve inner city schools & end poverty, too yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #27

people will fix up their own places if they have job$ wordpix Jul 2014 #54

They don't need gun stores sharp_stick Jul 2014 #21

So these shootings are done by thieves, gangs and outlaws? pipoman Jul 2014 #53

Real hard to drive to the suburbs or Indiana. And something tells me gangs don't need receipts. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #23

An Illinois resident can't buy a gun in Indiana legally. .. pipoman Jul 2014 #24

I'll take straw buyers for a hundred, Alex. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #29

Wonder why there aren't many, many pipoman Jul 2014 #31

You must realize the south side of Chicago boarders on Indiana. mucifer Jul 2014 #51

And you must realize it is illegal for an Illinois resident to buy a gun pipoman Jul 2014 #52

They should make it illegal for Illinois residents to murder people. nt IronLionZion Jul 2014 #56

Yep, then proactively enforce it... pipoman Jul 2014 #59

Man!!! heaven05 Jul 2014 #4

Doubtfully few since owning a gun in Chicago is not legal pipoman Jul 2014 #10

Doubtful what? heaven05 Jul 2014 #11

Doubtful few legal gun owners were defending themselves. .. pipoman Jul 2014 #14

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The gangbanging would be curbed by a proactive approach to drugs... pipoman Jul 2014 #16

Yes, the real root of this epic violence is the drug trade. No doubt. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #22

Let's go a bit deeper. The real root of this epic violence is drug prohibition. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #30

Completely agree. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #37

gangs are a problem, true heaven05 Jul 2014 #20

Here's a least one. IronGate Jul 2014 #15

that's what I was trying heaven05 Jul 2014 #17

Not a DUer so much anymore apparently. ... pipoman Jul 2014 #25

Your source is the Daily Caller, a right wing site whose articles are reposted on Yahoo. alp227 Jul 2014 #36

Thanks for posting that link. IronGate Jul 2014 #38

thanks, could you please edit the Daily Caller/Yahoo link out of your post? alp227 Jul 2014 #39

Done. IronGate Jul 2014 #40

must be those fancy flash ads. i have adblock so yahoo news doesn't crash my browser. alp227 Jul 2014 #41

to the gun lovers we need more guns in chicago samsingh Jul 2014 #13

You really can't have much more gun control in Chicago when there is a complete ban on guns. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #28

you can't really have less than just a few miles away CreekDog Jul 2014 #32

Well that is true yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #33

yes some of those places do CreekDog Jul 2014 #34

Maybe banning guns in those places may work too. yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #35

Maybe you would name those places... former9thward Jul 2014 #50

Gary, Indiana nt IronLionZion Jul 2014 #57

What about all the surrounding suburbs of Chicago who have less gun control? former9thward Jul 2014 #58

The outer suburbs sure don't. Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #69

82 in 84 hours JVS Jul 2014 #19

SWAT teams patrol Chicago’s streets after about 60 people shot during July 4 weekend jakeXT Jul 2014 #42

* Dig the Iris Dement lyrics in the comments section of that link ^ lunasun Jul 2014 #48

If only they'd had more guns, everyone would have been safe. Gungeoneer logic. valerief Jul 2014 #43

Pretty creepy, how satisfied the gun militants are with these Chicago tragedies. Paladin Jul 2014 #44

Not as creepy as spamming LBN with blood and gore hack89 Jul 2014 #45

another local link 11 killed in this link. Also I heard today up to 80 shot but no link for that # lunasun Jul 2014 #46

Not to worry. Just another military operation by the "well-regulated militia" tabasco Jul 2014 #47

I doubt few of the shooters could legally own guns hack89 Jul 2014 #55

LOL. tabasco Jul 2014 #60

Chicago police say it is a gang problem hack89 Jul 2014 #61

This is what the Chicago police are actually saying tabasco Jul 2014 #62

Lots of illegal guns and lax enforcement hack89 Jul 2014 #63

So it looks like me, you and the Police Superintendent agree. tabasco Jul 2014 #64

Proliferation of illegal firearms is the problem hack89 Jul 2014 #65

Ahh yes, such an easy problem to solve tabasco Jul 2014 #66

The problem is too many illegal guns hack89 Jul 2014 #67

You're making stuff up again. Is that all you can do? tabasco Jul 2014 #71

So what are your solutions to Chicago's problems hack89 Jul 2014 #72

People allowed to have bolt actions and shotguns tabasco Jul 2014 #73

Sounds like a national ban to me hack89 Jul 2014 #74

Hahahahaha! tabasco Jul 2014 #75

But you would ban all semi- automatic weapons, right? hack89 Jul 2014 #76

sounds like someone wants confiscation Duckhunter935 Jul 2014 #78

This is why 82 people got shot Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #49

I was going to ask what's going on. sofa king Jul 2014 #68

Chicago police have been undermanned for sometime now.... Historic NY Jul 2014 #79