MaggieD
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If Chicago alone had 500 homicides while my whole state just had 15 homicides, then I don't see why you disagree with me.
Also, it's important to note the difference between homicide and murder, because the whole point of carrying a gun is so that you can commit homicide when you are justified. We want a certain level of "gun violence" because we want rapists shot and killed. We want a certain level of "gun violence" because we want home intruders shot and killed. We want "weapons of war" to be "on the street" so that a normal person can arm themselves how they see fit wherever they go.
Observer92 is right. Population density puts a whole different spin on gun ownership, in my opinion.
You probably don't have much road rage in South Dakota. I've seen fist fights erupt over some imagined slight...I've been chased down the road and bumped into for accelerating around a car...I've seen people chase people down the highway for what? Nothing. See people double flipping people off at stoplights. Jumping out of cars to tell the guy behind them to **** off. People in big cities have had it "up to here."
Making it ridiculously easy for everybody and their uncle to carry a firearm in such circumstances makes no sense to me. Now maybe you believe in gene pool reduction and saving the courts money. I don't.
Illinois' CCW permit comes with a requirement for 18 hours of instruction (I think it's 18) and a background check. It's good for two years. I have absolutely no problem with that at all.