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04-01-2013, 03:18 PM
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Location: Florida
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Murders fall 42 percent in America's deadliest city: Chicago - U.S. News
In the first quarter of the year, murders dropped 42 percent over the same period last year and shootings were down 27 percent -- reductions that authorities say were fueled by anti-gang initiatives.
"These numbers are progress but they are by no means victory," Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said in a statement.
The encouraging figures come after a series of crimes that made Chicago a symbol of urban gun violence.
The nation's third-largest city ended 2012 with the most slayings: 506. Then came the shooting death of innocent teenager Hadiya Pendleton, who had just performed with her school marching band during President Obama's inauguration weekend activities. She was killed during the deadliest January that Chicago had seen in a decade.
But March, in particular, brought good news for the city and its beleaguered police force: murders down 69 percent, with 36 fewer people slain than in March 2012
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04-01-2013, 03:22 PM
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Location: San Francisco
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Great news indeed. The usual suspects will be along momentarily to attribute the drop to the weather, but they should be prepared to show that other cities that have received similar amounts of snow also experienced similar drops in crime.
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04-01-2013, 03:24 PM
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No one else to kill? They are all dead or moved away?
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04-01-2013, 03:25 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Funny how that happens after the Supreme Court rules their cockeyed "gun control" laws unconstitutional and starts freeing law-abiding people up to own and carry their own guns, eh?
Almost sounds like some of those would-be murderers are thinking twice, now that there's a better chance their intended victims might shoot back, hmm?
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04-01-2013, 03:26 PM
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Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by pch1013
Great news indeed. The usual suspects will be along momentarily to attribute the drop to the weather, but they should be prepared to show that other cities that have received similar amounts of snow also experienced similar drops in crime.
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Looks like they were not comfortable being the "symbol of urban gun violence". Sometimes something bad needs to happen to wake people up, and these people drew the spotlights unto themselves when that girl was killed. |
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04-01-2013, 03:27 PM
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Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by janelle144
No one else to kill? They are all dead or moved away?
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There are still about 10 million people up there. |
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04-01-2013, 03:32 PM
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Location: Montgomery Village
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It's not summer yet. But, this is definitely better than last year.
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04-01-2013, 03:32 PM
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Location: Florida
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Originally Posted by Little-Acorn
Funny how that happens after the Supreme Court rules their cockeyed "gun control" laws unconstitutional and starts freeing law-abiding people up to own and carry their own guns, eh?
Almost sounds like some of those would-be murderers are thinking twice, now that there's a better chance their intended victims might shoot back, hmm?
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There was no change in their laws from January to February, and the intended victims have been shooting back all along (with illegal guns). This is not happening due to gun control, or lack of it, it is happening for other reasons. |
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04-01-2013, 03:40 PM
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Location: Portland, Oregon
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Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber
There was no change in their laws from January to February, and the intended victims have been shooting back all along (with illegal guns). This is not happening due to gun control, or lack of it, it is happening for other reasons.
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that is very true, but the Cons on this site don't care what those reasons are. |
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04-01-2013, 03:44 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber
There was no change in their laws from January to February, and the intended victims have been shooting back all along (with illegal guns). This is not happening due to gun control, or lack of it, it is happening for other reasons.
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How many of the murderers carefully check the law books before they do their thing? The Supreme Court case - and its outcome - got tons of publicity. Actual laws being put on the books, don't.
The murderers probably knew a lot more about the Supremes ruling that Chicagoans could carry guns legally, than they knew about the exact contents of each city council meeting.
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