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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (690951)1/2/2013 2:49:15 PM
From: one_less1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 1579741
 
Can you provide any assurance the goverment will be able to protect me, if I live in a one of these violent neighborhoods without personal protection of my own?

* In 1982, the city of Chicago instituted a ban on handguns.

* Since the outset of the Chicago handgun ban, the percentage of Chicago murders committed with handguns has averaged about 40% higher than it was before the law took effect.

* In 2005, 96% of the firearm murder victims in Chicago were killed with handguns.



Neighborhood: West Lake Street (Chicago, Illinois)

Found Within ZIP Code(s): 60612

Predicted Annual Violent Crimes: 297

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 257.72

My Chances of Becoming a Victim Here (in one year): 1 in 4

Neighborhood: Scovill Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio)

Found Within ZIP Code(s): 44104

Predicted Annual Violent Crimes: 307

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 165.56

My Chances of Becoming a Victim Here (in one year): 1 in 6

http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp

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