(05-28-2020 11:06 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(05-28-2020 10:13 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(05-28-2020 09:30 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(05-28-2020 09:04 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Man, that gun control is really working

Glad I live in rural Texas, where most people have guns but rarely use them on each other.

You are surely aware of the issues in Chicago with tight Illinois gun laws and loose gun laws in close-by neighboring states. This has been discussed ad nauseum any time gun violence in Chicago is brought up so I'm going to assume that you're just trolling here.

I would surmise there are just as many guns in Houston as in Chicago -- probably more. So your 'pawning the gun violence' off on the ignorant neighbors who allow gun sales really doesnt even come close to an explanation.

According to the 2017 FBI statistics, the murder incidence of Houston was 239 in a population of 2.3 million --- a rate of 1.1 for each 10,000.

Chicago had 658 murders in a population of 2.7 million --- a rate of 2.4 for each 10,000.

It is as easy to legally obtain a handgun *in* the city limits of Houston as compared to one purchasing as a strawman in Indiana (which I assume is your boogeyman, and 170 miles from Chicago as well).

Yep, neighbors having looser gun control than Chicago's near ban *really* doesnt explain that massive disparity. Please feel free to continue with the 'blame the neighbors' canard there.

The persecution complex is so damn strong.

Because I mad an assumption and stated it? Either 93 made the point about 'purchasing firearms elsewhere --- either to place blame, or he did it for pure ***** and giggles. Although I dont agree with 93 most of the time, I assume the former. Should I assume the latter?

Quote:Also, what map are you looking at that has Chicago 170 miles from Indiana??? The Indiana border is so close to Chicago that Indiana advertises their lower cost of living on Chicago city buses. Downtown Chicago is less than 20 miles from Whiting, which is right on the Indiana side of the border. The nearest Cabella's is like 30 miles from Chicago.

I googled 'how far is indiana from chicago' -- the answer it returned is below:

2 h 54 min (167.3 mi) via I-65 S

Looking at the map now, it appears google assumes that to be 'the middle of indiana' -- thanks for the correction.

heh.