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In reply to the discussion: Why "Chicago" is a Bad Gun-Rights Argument [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)27. Another was *this* example of industrial-strength stupidity from the OP:
This means that Chicago is a good example of gun control working as it should.
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"I put a good deal of stock into the Google-search-engine method of determining statistics."
pipoman
Dec 2012
#4
Google-perception aside, does Chicago actually have a significantly lower rate
petronius
Dec 2012
#14
I think we need something more specific than that, to address the OP's hypothesis
petronius
Dec 2012
#24
Compare Chicago to Houston, the nearest city in size; it's not a bit flattering to Chi-town:
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#28
Well, I don't know the view from a cafe in Rome, but living here is another matter
DonP
Dec 2012
#19
Another was *this* example of industrial-strength stupidity from the OP:
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#27
Data like that is essential to your argument, which is why I asked you the question
petronius
Dec 2012
#40
yep, gun control is working perfectly in Chicago-for the criminals and the government.
trouble.smith
Dec 2012
#29