Gun Control in Chicago Works

[demsrule4life]

to Boost Homicide Rate, Says Second Amendment Foundation
http://chicago.about.com/cs/governmen1/a/2003_murders.htm

[MrBenchley]

1. Read the editor's note?

"Below is a press release from the Second Amendment Foundation, a pro-gun lobby. Before you read it, here are some facts put out by the Chicago police department: According to the police, in 2003 Chicago had the fewest number of homicides since 1967, when 552 people were murdered in our city.
 The statistics for the year 2003 are the more impressive when one takes into account the "particularly violent spring" the city had. And it was not only the murder rate that declined. The overall "index crime" rate (which tracks nine major violent and property crimes), went down 4.4 percent from the previous year's numbers. Some specific figures: aggravated battery went down 18.3 percent; criminal sexual assault went down 10.5 percent; and violent crime went down 10.7 percent. Nonetheless, Chicago (with 599 murders total for the year) once again ended up as the nation's murder capital. New York, which has about three times the population of Chicago, had three fewer murders. And Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city, had less than 500 homicides. So, what is Chicago doing wrong? "

It appears to be trampling on some people's gun fetish.

[Township75]

3. Wow, with all that garbage you would think Chicago isn't the murder...

capital of the US...ohh, but there are those last few lines. Guess you have to ignore them.

[MrSandman]

4. Glad that violent crime went down...

[MrBenchley]

5. Wow

and if you listened to these right wing pinheads at the SAF, you'd think that the solution is more gunfights.

By the way, another GREAT "liberal" source there, guys. One has to wonder why so many popgun toting liberals seem only to rely on the scummiest conservative outlets.

http://www.crnc.org/links.cfm

By the way, here's an earlier press release on their Navegar suit (which was tossed out of court). Which amendment isn't mentioned as possible grounds for declaring the "Clinton Gun Ban" unconstitutional?

"The thrust of this challenge to the Clinton crime bill is threefold: first, Congress exceeded its delegated powers; second, the gun ban is a Bill of Attainder and therefore specifically prohibited under article 1,section 9 of the U.S. Constitution; and finally, the law is unconstitutionally vague."

http://www.ccrkba.org/pub/rkba/news/97suit.htm

Say, I wonder why they didn't mention the Second Amendment as grounds for rejecting <sarcasm>that evil Bill Clinton's tyrannical gun ban</sarcasm>? You can't imagine they FORGOT, since the amendment is mentioned right on their letterhead.

Let's play an assault weapons game! Somebody come up with a reason why the Second Amendemnt Foundation, which claims every American has a God-given right to an assault weapon, would mysteriously fail to mention that claim in their court filing other than that they're lying their disgusting right wing asses off.

[MrSandman]

2. Suuure it does...

[Wickerman]

6. Locking

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