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To: Brumar89 who wrote (38302)	2/1/2013 8:55:24 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Respond to of 85487

Why has gun control failed in Chicago? ..... Chicago has the strongest gun control regime in the nation. Both assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are completely banned in the city. And up until the 2010 Supreme Court decision that legalized them, handguns were banned too. You can now get a permit to own a firearm in Chicago, but it requires firearms training, two separate background checks and a firearm owner's identification card. As a result of these burdensome and punitive measures, only 7,640 people currently hold a firearms permit in Chicago. But criminals couldn't care less about Chicago's gun laws. Chicago police seized 7,400 guns used in crimes in 2012 alone. ....... washingtonexaminer.com