GUNS: Re: Brady law has not affected homicide rates

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 11:19:20 MDT


From: Dehede011@aol.com

>>talon57@well.com writes:
>> Here's a thought: "Why is it that in Chicago handgun crime is
>> fairly common despite the fact that they banned handguns over 18
>> years ago, yet the surrounding suburbs where handguns are legal
>> have almost no handgun crime?"

>Thank you. As a guy living in one of those suburbs I will use
>that ammunition. Did you ever notice the guys that go on a
>shooting rampage and killing innocents? I am sure you have; but
>did you ever notice how few of them ever receive return fire even
>by policemen?

> I keep hearing that some of these shooting rampages have been
>ended by citizens defending themselves but that these incidents do
>not make the media. Do you have any facts on this?

I too live in one of those suburbs, I live 20' outside the city
limit.

These stories can readily be found in NRA magazines, so you can
probably find what your looking for at www.nraila.org

Brian

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