Great news gun control enthusiasts! Chicago marks their 500th homicide in 2012. ~90% of which are done with guns. (that's about twice as many people that have been killed in action in Afganistan this year if your counting). Coincidentally, Chicago also has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. Chock another one up for the success of oppressive anti-gun policies.
On an unrelated note, an interesting survey of felons in prison back in the 80's showed that ~40% had at one point decided not to commit a crime because they believed the victim might be armed and almost 70% said that they had or knew of someone that was scared off before completing a crime due to the victim having a gun.
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