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TouchDownBurrito t1_j6ohzkn wrote

Reply to comment by TypicalImportance525 in Boston's latest murder victim was just 13 by rabblebowser

> Chicago is a hellhole of violence that has some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. why don’t you compare it to another city?

Chicago isn’t even in the top 10 US cites as far as murder rate goes and most of the cities “strictest gun control laws” were struck down by courts.

Top 5 are:

St Louis

Baltimore

Detroit

New Orleans

Baton Rouge

How strict are gun laws in Louisiana? Could the ease of access to guns possibly be the reason they have not one, but two cities in the top 5 murder rate in the country?

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TypicalImportance525 t1_j6ovuqc wrote

What about Michigan? What about Maryland? Why don’t you cherry pick a little more with your question

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TouchDownBurrito t1_j6p1e9p wrote

> What about Michigan? What about Maryland?

They’re 2/5, I’m focusing on the majority here.

Why do you think 3 of the top 5 are in states where guns are readily available?

Rounding out the top 10 are 2 cities in Ohio, another in Missouri, and one In Tennessee. 7/10 cities with the highest murder rate are in states with easy access to guns.

Why do you think that is?

> Why don’t you cherry pick a little more with your question

Ironic from someone who, wrongly here, cherry picked Chicago as an example.

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TypicalImportance525 t1_j6p6o5z wrote

The post I was referring to was Chicago compared to London. That’s why Chicago was mentioned.

Have you ever been to New Orleans outside of the French quarter?

How about St.Louis or Baltimore?

All 3 have extreme poverty, extreme gang violence and democrat mayors

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TypicalImportance525 t1_j6p7dl5 wrote

90 percent of all murders in Missouri are in St Louis. Now do you think they were commuted with legally owned firearms or not?

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TouchDownBurrito t1_j6paj03 wrote

> Now do you think they were commuted with legally owned firearms or not?

Now do you think a vast majority of those guns originate with a legal purchase at a gun store?

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TouchDownBurrito t1_j6padq0 wrote

> and democrat mayors

Are most gun laws set at a city or state level?

At Louisiana and Missouri red states or blue states?

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