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Last year saw the City of Chicago reportedly post the fewest homicides since 1965, and the Second Amendment Foundation says one plausible explanation for at least part of the decline is because criminals can no longer be certain that their intended victim is not legally armed.
Since SAF’s landmark Supreme Court victory in the 2010 McDonald v. City of Chicago case that nullified the 30-year-old handgun ban in the city, increasing numbers of law-abiding citizens have obtained firearms for personal protection, noted SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.
“For three decades,” he said, “street thugs essentially enjoyed a risk-free environment in the Windy City. That changed, thanks to a series of court victories stemming from SAF’s win in the McDonald case. That forced the city to enter the 21st Century and rejoin the United States where the right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment.
Krazysh0t
I'm not really surprised.
If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.
Urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the issue, but Craig on Thursday was candid about how he’s changed his mind.
It looks like Chicago had 88 less homicides last year compared to 2012.
Some think the decades old handgun ban that has been lifted probably because of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling might be factoring in.
Some experts say that criminals fear armed citizens.
Maybe just a coincidence ?
xuenchen
The Detroit police chief likes the idea.
If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.
Urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the issue, but Craig on Thursday was candid about how he’s changed his mind.
Detroit Police Chief: the city is safer when good people can carry a gun
There is a reason for bar fights, someone always thinks they will win. This ends when everyone has what they used to call "An Equalizer". Kinda hard to be a bully when everyone is packing the same caliber.
"God created man, Sam Colt made them equal."