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In reply to the discussion: Gun control is losing control [View all]Human101948
(3,457 posts)18. Like this legal business?
The Violent History of Chicago’s Most Notorious Gun Shop
More than a decade ago, Chuck's Guns was named the nation’s No. 1 source of crime guns. Despite protests and lawsuits, it's still ringing up sales....
...According to a 2014 University of Chicago Crime Lab analysis, over 1,500 guns that were recovered and traced to crimes in Chicago in the previous five years came from Chuck’s — far more than any other local dealer. (The store and its owner, John Riggio, declined repeated requests for comment.)
Chuck’s has never faced criminal charges, and continues to operate freely. This, despite mounting evidence that it’s become a favored supply stop for criminals in Chicago and beyond.
http://www.thetrace.org/2015/06/the-violent-history-of-chicagos-most-notorious-gun-shop/
More than a decade ago, Chuck's Guns was named the nation’s No. 1 source of crime guns. Despite protests and lawsuits, it's still ringing up sales....
...According to a 2014 University of Chicago Crime Lab analysis, over 1,500 guns that were recovered and traced to crimes in Chicago in the previous five years came from Chuck’s — far more than any other local dealer. (The store and its owner, John Riggio, declined repeated requests for comment.)
Chuck’s has never faced criminal charges, and continues to operate freely. This, despite mounting evidence that it’s become a favored supply stop for criminals in Chicago and beyond.
http://www.thetrace.org/2015/06/the-violent-history-of-chicagos-most-notorious-gun-shop/
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Experts? No. As far as pro-control or control accepting folks like myself are concerned...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Feb 2016
#11
re: " Even shoes and fists kill more people than rifles do, per the FBI."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2016
#22
Your sort helps piss away our moral authority through the use of bafflegab and mendacity...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2016
#28
Please don't fall for their bullshit that they use to woo the evangelicals...
Human101948
Mar 2016
#29
So, no, you do *not* have any evidence that pablo_marmol is a Republican.
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2016
#31
I took a bit to give myself a chance to consider the various possible angles...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2016
#24
If your interest is to pass gun-control laws via our party, then believe this...
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Mar 2016
#36
And the lack of homicides by police in Great Britain has nothing to do with their lack of guns
Human101948
Mar 2016
#39
So you're saying that we a violent homicidal culture in these United States?
Human101948
Mar 2016
#41
if gun owners would stop killing 30,000+ people every year this issue would waste away nt
msongs
Feb 2016
#2
Okey dokey, but the distraction of "black on black" crime and gangs is a right wing meme
Human101948
Feb 2016
#9
Oh, come on. If they killed 200 a year, you'd still be trying to ban them. (n/t)
benEzra
Feb 2016
#13
We are not supposed to think of these things. We are supposed to react emotionally to the numbers.
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2016
#15