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To: JeffA who wrote (133011)	4/14/2013 9:00:34 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

"You need look no further than Chicago," Actually, you do. Like to the area around Chicago, which has no controls. Most significantly, it is important to understand that Chicago is not an island. Although Chicago has historically had strict gun laws, laws in the surrounding parts of Illinois were much laxer — enabling middlemen to supply the criminals in Chicago with guns they purchased elsewhere. Forty three percent of the guns seized by law enforcement in Chicago were originally purchased in other parts of Illinois. And even if the state had stricter gun laws, Illinois is not an island either. The remaining fifty seven percent of Chicago guns all came from out of state, most significantly from nearby Indiana and distant Mississippi — neither of which are known for their strict gun laws. thinkprogress.org Now, can you show us La. isn't #2 in dead cops and #1 in violence, and who is?