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We are all sitting behind some type of scene/keyboard. Just because some people are smart enough not to live in one of the worst cities in one of the most corrupt states has nothing to do with posting their opinion.
Frankly, other than work you couldn't get elsewhere, I cannot imagine why anyone would live there.
Except maybe for "THE BEARS"
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I visited there once. I dug it. The brick architecture, the L, and the urban vibe were so unlike everything I grew up with. Not to mention the hot dogs.
That crime and police / politician corruption rate has got to go, though. Makes my corrupt state look like a utopia.
Has less to do with gun control and more to do with black poverty/gang violence.
Specifically, drug turf wars among gangs. They often target friends and families of rival gang members.
CC became legal in Illinois in 2013. Nothing particularity tough about Chicago's gun laws aside from guns cannot be legally sold within city limits. No problem legally buying a gun from nearby Indiana or suburbs, not that gangs have ever been deterred by laws.
Regardless, a federal judge recently overturned the city's ban ob gun sales and transfers.
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I think the point was that Chicago has some very strict gun control for the purpose of "curbing gun violence" and it doesn't seem to be working, what ever the actual cause.
We are all sitting behind some type of scene/keyboard. Just because some people are smart enough not to live in one of the worst cities in one of the most corrupt states has nothing to do with posting their opinion.
Frankly, other than work you couldn't get elsewhere, I cannot imagine why anyone would live there.
Except maybe for "THE BEARS"
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What's funny is that some people seem to think the entire city is like that. As with basically every city, crime is reduced to a certain area. I don't understand why that's hard to comprehend. And hey, I know people who live in Chicago. They LOVE it. Why aren't they hiding in their houses cowering? I mean, if it's such a dangerous city like some claim, the least they should be doing is hiding inside.
Funny they are so poor but can afford a gun. Also how many of them passed a background check lol!!! Some of the toughest gun laws on the books and Chicago is still a shooting gallery!!
Your information is dated.
What was rather unique was the contrast between formerly tough gun control laws in the city/ state and the rather lax consequences for illegal possession of a gun.
NYC, for example imposes a 3.5 year minimum prison sentence while Cook County imposes a 1 year sentence for illegal possession , often pled down to 6 months. Mayors in Cook County, including Rahm Emanuel, pushed for harsher minimums for illegal possession of firearms. Lawmakers did not agree.
Maybe they should try voting for something other than the Democrat Party? History has taught us that Democrat-controlled cities makes life even more miserable for black people than it is under those 'racist' Republicans.
Republican rarely bother to run for Mayor in Chicago.
The current Governor is Repubkican as many before him have been. He just completed his first year in office and maybe has begun to realize there's a huge difference between the board room and state government.
State legislate will not agree to cost cuts the Governor wants.
What's funny is that some people seem to think the entire city is like that. As with basically every city, crime is reduced to a certain area. I don't understand why that's hard to comprehend. And hey, I know people who live in Chicago. They LOVE it. Why aren't they hiding in their houses cowering? I mean, if it's such a dangerous city like some claim, the least they should be doing is hiding inside.
The majority of shootings happen in well defined geographical areas of the city. The majority involve gang business.
Unless you live in or provide public services to or seek drugs in the open air markets, there's no reason to be in the rough areas.
Chicago is a very segregated city although green $ or lack thereof, tends to make everyone equal.
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I mean, if it's such a dangerous city like some claim, the least they should be doing is hiding inside.