• YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Another statistic proving where the problem lies.

    In New York City, for example, 93 percent of crime guns recovered from 2017 to 2021 could be traced to a licensed dealer in another state.

    Most of the guns recovered in Chicago come from Indiana which has a history of ignoring gun sale regulations.

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      Exactly. Opponents of gun control love pointing to Chicago’s gun violence. “See? They enacted gun control and they still have gun violence.” Yes, because guns now need to be brought into Chicago from neighboring areas with lax gun policies. If we had strong nationwide gun control laws, you wouldn’t have this. Could people import their guns from another country? Sure, but that’s a lot harder than driving one county over to grab some guns.