Why I wouldn't live in Chicago

[Guest nraforlife]

The below is from 20 April 2008

CHICAGO (CBS) ― A violent and deadly weekend continues in Chicago. At least 12 people have been shot, two of them killed, since Saturday morning. Two others were stabbed in a home invasion. This comes after at least 20 people were shot, four of them killed, from Friday night through early Saturday.

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Doesn't Chicago have some of the toughest gun laws in the country? Works real well doesn't it!

[Okey]

It's cold there

[TripleDigitRide]

I lived there for the first 18 years of my life. I can think of a million reasons why I would never live there.

[towerclimber37]

hey! those guns don't come from Chicago, they're blaming Virginia and the surrounding states for their crimes!!!

kind of like me having a wart on my nose and blaming YOU for putting it there.

cold can be adjusted to...stupidity is a bit harder.

[strickj]

Its always nice to see those highly praised gun laws working

But I have been taking tryphorgetin twice aday just before meals...or when I remember to take it...

[PackinMama]

I lived in the Chicago area until I was 21. I always hated it and I couldn't wait to get out of there! I dreamed of living here in East TN since I was a little girl......I'll never live anywhere else!

[BrandonTN]

How could this happen? I thought Chicago had some of the strictest gun laws???

[molonlabetn]

Oh, but we shouldn't judge Chicago or Illinois by reality! Come on folks... this is a state graded highly by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, after all!

[Guest gsbell]

While I was out of work I refused to even look at jobs in Illinois, California, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.

[ZenDog]

Wow, we only had three killed in Memphis over the week-end- our thugs must be getting lazy.

[Marswolf]

I don't mind going to dangerous places, but I refuse to go there if I can't protect myself.

At least in Memphis, I can legally carry a gun. Think I'm going to a place for vacation that refuses to let me protect myself?