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Old 11-14-2018, 09:22 PM   #1169
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by Radii View Post
I thought there were some studies showing that individual states that have implemented some gun control legislation have seen a reduction in gun deaths, especially in the form o suicides? Chicago/Illinois is a weird case because Chicago is right on the indiana border where it’s extremely easy to obtain a gun. Still on mobile and traveling so hard to look up more.

This is a good article to show where the guns come from.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.35098ba045b8

As for stopping it, it's tough. There is really no laws to stop straw purchases and drug running at the federal level. If you catch someone, it's a minor fine even if they're running tons of guns. There have been efforts to beef up the punishment for that, but it's been shot down by NRA backed politicians.

Then you just have the feds refusing to enforce the existing laws. For instance, falsifying information to buy a gun is a felony. But the federal government simply doesn't care.
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