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Old 09-20-2013, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Originally Posted by alphamale View Post
So, you would be for every state having the same gun laws?

I choose Texas laws.

See how that works?
Well Texas is only one state and I would think all 50 states would have to compromise to create a cohesive law.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Kentucky Bluegrass
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In a lot of these cases witnesses won't come forward because of the fear of retribution. It's a vicious circle.
the fear of retribution is because even if they go to jail, they get out on good behavior...my cousin's business was robbed...by mexicans....the judge canceled the hearing 3 times....3 times the witnesses had to take off of work...to testify, to try and put them away. They're whole families were there staring the witnesses down, as if they were going to jump up and kill them with they're bare hands.

Our judicial system is a mess....

oh, and all 3 of them are out of jail now....my cousin still has nightmares.....
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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500 people out of 10 million.
We are discussing Chicago, which has a population of approximately 2.7 million, not Jakarta.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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Correct, what is the percentage of those murders?
Compared to what - you can't have a percentage without a frame of reference?

Chicago is the murder capital of the republic - more people were murdered in that city during the previous tracking year than in any other U.S. city, and Chicago has strict gun laws.

Those gun laws have been proven ineffective.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:52 PM
 
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Correct, what is the percentage of those murders?
Talking percentages, huh?

As I stated earlier, over the last 30 years, only .01% of gun murders were mass murders.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:53 PM
 
Location: North America
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The 3rd largest city in the USA is the murder capital?? How is that possible????

Weird, right?
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:54 PM
 
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Well Texas is only one state and I would think all 50 states would have to compromise to create a cohesive law.
Right back at you.

People in Connecticut shouldn't make laws for people in Tx and vise-versa.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:55 PM
 
Location: North America
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Harrier lives in the United States.

That you would insinuate that no one should give a darn about anyone outside their own local area says much about you, and nothing positive.

Save your sanctimonious screed.

No, it says that the only reason you reference Chicago is because the current POTUS is from Illinois. Other than that, Harrier could give a rat's furry patoot about Chi.
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:55 PM
 
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Weird, right?
Yea.

and what's REALLY weird is that Chicago has the most restrictive gun laws in America!
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Old 09-20-2013, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Right back at you.

People in Connecticut shouldn't make laws for people in Tx and vise-versa.
You don't understand what universal means, do you?
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