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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Here's the thing people forget about Chicago. It's on the Indiana boarder. The city and state can't control what Indiana, and places like Gary do.
Imagine if Alberta outright banned guns, but Saskatchewan was like "Guns for Everyone! Buy a new car? Here's a gun. Open a new bank account? Here's your gun! Successfully completed second grade? Here's a gun for you little fella!"
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Exactly. It’s ridiculously easy to get a firearm in many states, and state borders are ineffective at preventing the transport of firearms.
Chicago’s proximity to Indiana isn’t much of a factor. As the article I linked to noted, the second biggest source of illegal firearms in Chicago is Mississippi.
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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Then having the media harp on how Alberta's gun laws have done sweet bugger all in Lloydminster.
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But in that scenario the media would be correct that Alberta’s gun laws had little effect on gun crime.