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Jdl2
10-04-2012, 09:57 AM
Excerpt from NY Times Op-Ed, 10/4/12

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Understanding Kids, Gangs and Guns
By SUDHIR VENKATESH
Published: October 4, 2012

"CHICAGO hit a grim milestone last week, when it recorded its 400th murder for the year. Homicides are up about 25 percent over last year. Chicago has surpassed New York and Los Angeles as a hub of gun-related violence, most of it involving young people. Since 2001, it has recorded more than 5,000 gun-related deaths, compared with the 2,000 American military deaths in the war in Afghanistan."
Boats
10-04-2012, 11:49 AM
Yes, and the press and liberal pundits will say that the answer is more gun control.

Ugh!
Roverron
10-04-2012, 01:12 PM
I think the reverse is true. That Chicago needs to make it easier for the public to have CCL not as they have it now where it's almost impossible to get a CCL.
Boats
10-04-2012, 01:23 PM
I think the reverse is true. That Chicago needs to make it easier for the public to have CCL not as they have it now where it's almost impossible to get a CCL.

Now I know you didn't just read my reply the wrong way! :confused:
skosh69
10-04-2012, 01:45 PM
I think the reverse is true. That Chicago needs to make it easier for the public to have CCL not as they have it now where it's almost impossible to get a CCL.

Yeah...why should only the bad guys be able to carry guns?

While they're at it, make it easier for my dumb-azz state to do the same!
Riverpigusmc
10-04-2012, 07:15 PM
Yeah...why should only the bad guys be able to carry guns?

While they're at it, make it easier for my dumb-azz state to do the same!

I'd have better luck sleeping with Stevie Nicks

"sleeping" being a metaphor
Roverron
10-04-2012, 08:43 PM
Yeah...why should only the bad guys be able to carry guns?

While they're at it, make it easier for my dumb-azz state to do the same!

I'd have better luck sleeping with Stevie Nicks

"sleeping" being a metaphor

http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff473/texaslady1960/emoticons/doglaugh.gif
skosh69
10-04-2012, 09:47 PM
Yeah...why should only the bad guys be able to carry guns?

While they're at it, make it easier for my dumb-azz state to do the same!

I'd have better luck sleeping with Stevie Nicks

"sleeping" being a metaphor

And that ain't gonna happen anytime soon!