Blitzer and CNN Blame Indiana

[1775usmarine]

The last sentence in the article probably blew his mind when Issa said it.

 

[bwframe]

Seems like a simple problem. Don't patronize CNN...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Asked and answered: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/arti...hicagos-gun-violence-isnt-indianas-fault-rahm

 

[HoughMade]

Shouldn't Indiana be as awash in blood as Chicago then?

This is not an argument I would use. Indianapolis has a higher violent crime rate and homicide rate than Chicago on a per capita basis.

You mid-staters, something to be proud of.

 

[Thegeek]

I-65 south bound.

Not sure what you mean by that, but you struck a chord. Indiana could probably blame a lot of it's drug issues on the influx from Chicago.

 

[churchmouse]

Not sure what you mean by that, but you struck a chord. Indiana could probably blame a lot of it's drug issues on the influx from Chicago.

It is a direct link to the heart of the state and points south. I-65 south is the road to the promised land.

 

[churchmouse]

This is not an argument I would use. Indianapolis has a higher violent crime rate and homicide rate than Chicago on a per capita basis.

You mid-staters, something to be proud of.

OK............Not something the average guy down here is proud of. The revolving door idiocy of the Marion Co. court system is a freaking joke.

 

[ghitch75]

Not sure what you mean by that, but you struck a chord. Indiana could probably blame a lot of it's drug issues on the influx from Chicago.

i know on the Terra Haute news that once a month or more they bust someone from Chicago for drugs.....

 

[jamil]

Shouldn't Indiana be as awash in blood as Chicago then?

The last sentence in the article probably blew his mind when Issa said it.

Just some context. It was a great line:

[Blitzer] said, “You could go to Indiana and buy a gun legally a lot easier than in Illinois. You could go to a gun show and you don’t necessarily need a background check to legally purchase a weapon that you drive back to Illinois, go back to Chicago, and kill someone.”

Issa responded, “If the ease of acquiring guns was the problem Gary, Indiana, would be the crime capital, not Chicago.”

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It's a question I've always posed to people when they blame Chicago's violence on Indiana's less restrictive gun laws. If Indiana's lax gun laws is the cause of Chicago's urban violence, then why isn't Indiana's urban violence even higher than Chicago's? You should consider the likelihood that having strict gun laws isn't preventing urban violence.

 

[jbombelli]

It seems my diabolical plan to raze Chicago is working.

 

[rennocneb]

left wingers cant be stopped it seems. They just create facts then when you dispute them your obviously a bigot.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

It seems my diabolical plan to raze Chicago is working.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[Woobie]

It seems my diabolical plan to raze Chicago is working.

If you want to destroy Chicago, you'll have to get in line behind the Democrats.

 

[frenchiectfd2203]

Chicago is the next Detroit.

 

[actaeon277]

Asked and answered: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/arti...hicagos-gun-violence-isnt-indianas-fault-rahm

New York is surrounded by more than just New Jersey and Connecticut. Vermont, whose gun laws would fit on a 3-by-5 card, also borders New York. Somehow we are to believe that a magic force field prevents guns from entering from Vermont but not New Jersey.

 

[jamil]

New York is surrounded by more than just New Jersey and Connecticut. Vermont, whose gun laws would fit on a 3-by-5 card, also borders New York. Somehow we are to believe that a magic force field prevents guns from entering from Vermont but not New Jersey.

I think we only need a one-line gun control law.


Don't shoot nuthin' that don't need shot.

 

[HubertGummer]

I think we only need a one-line gun control law.


Don't shoot nuthin' that don't need shot.

Nah, as good of a rule as that is, it's way to simple and logical for the .gov to adopt.


We need much harsher penalties for those committing the crimes. make them truly regret doing whatever it was that got them arrested in the first place.

 

[1775usmarine]

Just some context. It was a great line:

[Blitzer] said, “You could go to Indiana and buy a gun legally a lot easier than in Illinois. You could go to a gun show and you don’t necessarily need a background check to legally purchase a weapon that you drive back to Illinois, go back to Chicago, and kill someone.”

Issa responded, “If the ease of acquiring guns was the problem Gary, Indiana, would be the crime capital, not Chicago.”

​

It's a question I've always posed to people when they blame Chicago's violence on Indiana's less restrictive gun laws. If Indiana's lax gun laws is the cause of Chicago's urban violence, then why isn't Indiana's urban violence even higher than Chicago's? You should consider the likelihood that having strict gun laws isn't preventing urban violence.

Especially when Gary was once the murder capitol. It wasn't till federal involvement did they start to fix the problem.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

New York is surrounded by more than just New Jersey and Connecticut. Vermont, whose gun laws would fit on a 3-by-5 card, also borders New York. Somehow we are to believe that a magic force field prevents guns from entering from Vermont but not New Jersey.

That man is a sharp thinker.

 

[jamil]

That man is a sharp thinker.

It's very Freemanesque. I think I've read that before. All points well made.