
“The death toll by murder in Chicago over the past decade is greater than the number of American soldiers who have died in Afghanistan since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom. In a city with some of the toughest gun control laws in America, where a handgun cannot be purchased, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy ‘acknowledged aiming at assault weapons misses the mark when dealing with Chicago’s gang violence.’ ‘The weapon used is generally a handgun, and rarely is it purchased through legal channels,’ he said.”
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/01/rahmaland-murders-top-afgahn-death-toll.html
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