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Originally posted by CALGARIAN
More in one US city, over 1 weekend, than all of Canada.. All year.
Im sorry, but the US gun laws need to be changed.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
When looking at the fact that in the US, the murders are largely confined to densely populated areas, it is no wonder Canada is much lower. Look at the population densities of the two countries. When you pile people on top of people, you will get violence.
Originally posted by CALGARIAN
More in one US city, over 1 weekend, than all of Canada.. All year.
Im sorry, but the US gun laws need to be changed.
Originally posted by caladonea
reply to post by thehoneycomb
I live in Seattle....and over the memorial day weekend we had an upsurge of violence too....gang related...and innocent bystanders got hurt and killed.
One man we just driving home from work and got a bullet in a crossfire ment for someone else; he died.
Another man was at a festival...was walking along listening to some tunes drinking coffee enjoying the day...and got caught up in a crossfire and got shot in the leg; he lived.
I used to feel safe going out for a walk...(which I love)...and now...I don't feel safe at all.
Originally posted by thehoneycomb
reply to post by Citybig
Well because if you carry a weapon, you can easily defend yourself against these types of crimes. Strict gun control laws takes guns away from the law abiding citizens and puts them in the hands of gangs and criminals.
Originally posted by popsmayhem
Been a big gang war going on in chicago
I just hope some of those 10 wasn't pregnant
women, children, or men..
Let them kill each other off, the faster the better.
These turf wars and gang problems
have been in chicago since the great
gangsters of prohibition time.
Originally posted by CALGARIAN
More in one US city, over 1 weekend, than all of Canada.. All year.
Im sorry, but the US gun laws need to be changed.
Originally posted by caladonea
reply to post by thehoneycomb
I live in Seattle....and over the memorial day weekend we had an upsurge of violence too....gang related...and innocent bystanders got hurt and killed.
One man we just driving home from work and got a bullet in a crossfire ment for someone else; he died.
Another man was at a festival...was walking along listening to some tunes drinking coffee enjoying the day...and got caught up in a crossfire and got shot in the leg; he lived.
I used to feel safe going out for a walk...(which I love)...and now...I don't feel safe at all.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by thehoneycomb
Police and city officials have scurried to explain what they’re doing to fix the problem in a city with a murder rate higher than New York City’s but with half the population.
Murders are a direct result of economics and family values. Job markets, money woes, marital problems, imbalance of demographics, all those things contribute to murders and the police have no control over any of those things.
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons,
percent, 2006-2010 21.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 35.3%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.4%
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2010 11,841.8