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DonP

(6,185 posts)
35. Gun crimes are up 60% over last year in Chicago
Sat Apr 14, 2012, 01:27 PM
Apr 2012

Violent crime might have been trending down for a while here, but for the first 3 months of 2012 gun crime and murders are up 60% over last year. That's not a statistical anomaly at that rate, and Summer is the highest crime period.

In the meantime ... Rahm is writing big ass checks to pay Alan Gura his the legal fees for losing the McDonald case and he's still fighting allowing the law abiding to own guns in their own homes. He is also refusing to meet with the police union to negotiate their contract and allowing the total number of police to decline through retirements. So you can't protect yourself and there won't be enough cops to help out either.

If anyone wants to know what the actual street cops and union members think, check out the 2nd citycop blog spot. It's run by street cops and the comment section will let you know how "highly" they think of Rahm's attitude toward gun crimes.

So isn't the guy in Chicago ,thats what the NRA orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #1
we have background checks gejohnston Apr 2012 #2
I was responding to the parenthesized remark orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #3
9 shot 4 dead in the gun paradise of New Hampshire over the last two days. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #4
I'm not sure what the OP had in mind pipoman Apr 2012 #16
well possession rates, lawful or not, certainly have SOMETHING to do with GUN violence rates. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #22
re: "...possession rates...certainly have SOMETHING to do with GUN violence rates." discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #29
If your theory held true violence rates pipoman Apr 2012 #41
But...but...but... beevul Apr 2012 #5
If a society wants to slide backwards into barbarism, Turbineguy Apr 2012 #6
NYC real stronghold of gun control Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #7
I wouldn't be holding up NYC as any shining example, if I were you. beevul Apr 2012 #12
whatever. The point is that there is no data to substantiate claims for either side of this debate. Warren Stupidity Apr 2012 #21
So then what is the point of... sarisataka Apr 2012 #36
Gun crimes are up 60% over last year in Chicago DonP Apr 2012 #35
Shining Beacon? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #8
Sheer speculation. Every single point. beevul Apr 2012 #13
Tell Me fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #42
do they? gejohnston Apr 2012 #43
They Do. fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #44
perhaps for the same reason gejohnston Apr 2012 #45
Huh? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #46
We do gejohnston Apr 2012 #48
it hasn't failed them. bowens43 Apr 2012 #10
I wouldn't hold your breath. beevul Apr 2012 #15
Seriously?!? Lizzie Poppet Apr 2012 #23
To bad the government doesn't have the power to do that. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #27
So you endorse a police state, do ya? shadowrider Apr 2012 #28
As far as I know... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #30
"A total or near total ban on guns and ammunition is what is needed." rl6214 Apr 2012 #37
Those attempts at gun bans burf Apr 2012 #40
And what laws would you propose to achieve your goals? oneshooter Apr 2012 #49
You don't need no stinkin laws shadowrider Apr 2012 #51
if they had not been able to get the guns or the ammunition bowens43 Apr 2012 #9
So are you willing to help with confiscation? AH1Apache Apr 2012 #14
How about Meiko Apr 2012 #17
Weeeeere off to see the wizard... nt rrneck Apr 2012 #25
or... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #33
works in Russia gejohnston Apr 2012 #31
How are things in Oz? discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #32
So you want a bunch of piss-poor shots out there during hunting season. Callisto32 Apr 2012 #34
And how do you propose to do this? oneshooter Apr 2012 #38
Sounds like Chicago needs a gun ban. ileus Apr 2012 #11
Define gun control...do you think that no movonne Apr 2012 #18
There are 30,000+ gun laws on the books now AH1Apache Apr 2012 #19
it is called gang wars and it`s happening in chicago madrchsod Apr 2012 #20
Maybe the elected officials don't want burf Apr 2012 #39
Stupid inappropriate dishonest headline. If Chicago were gun free, they COULDN'T have been shot. saras Apr 2012 #24
There is a complete ban on guns in Chicago in case you haven't noticed shadowrider Apr 2012 #26
Law abiding? fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #47
Law abiding = those who do not have weapons because it's against the law shadowrider Apr 2012 #50
Circular Logic fightthegoodfightnow Apr 2012 #52
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