40 shot, 4 dead from gun violence in Chicago over weekend

[Teddy B 17,252]

Everyone wants to deflect the attention away from so called lawful gun owners when in fact they are the supply chain.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Everyone wants to deflect the attention away from so called lawful gun owners when in fact they are the supply chain.

#truth

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Everyone wants to deflect the attention away from so called lawful gun owners when in fact they are the supply chain.

#truth

Just like the sober people who provide cars to the drunk drivers. An liquor stores that sell alcohol that people abuse. And bars that serve alcohol. The are the supply chain for alcohol which destroys millions of, lives and causes thousands of death. But that's different because you guys aren't anti alcohol or anti auto.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Just like the sober people who provide cars to the drunk drivers. An liquor stores that sell alcohol that people abuse. And bars that serve alcohol. The are the supply chain for alcohol which destroys millions of, lives and causes thousands of death. But that's different because you guys aren't anti alcohol or anti auto.

What compares to a tool whose sole purpose is to kill? Only another tool whose sole purpose is to kill.

Spooks you seem stuck on comparing non-compatible objects to firearms, it really doesn't make sense.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Just like the sober people who provide cars to the drunk drivers. An liquor stores that sell alcohol that people abuse. And bars that serve alcohol. The are the supply chain for alcohol which destroys millions of, lives and causes thousands of death. But that's different because you guys aren't anti alcohol or anti auto.

Ah, another game of apple meet orange.

[SMOKE 1,426]

Doesn't matter.

yes it does.

The more important question would be, How many of these guns were once purchased by a lawful gun owner?

whats the answer?

[Teddy B 17,252]

whats the answer?

Too many!

[SMOKE 1,426]

Ah, another game of apple meet orange.

kinda like lawful gun ownership & non lawful. right?

Too many!

we'll take that as 0. unless you can answer your own question.

[Teddy B 17,252]

we'll take that as 0. unless you can answer your own question.

You can take it as a zero, most people know that's not true.

[SMOKE 1,426]

You can take it as a zero, most people know that's not true.

40?

[Teddy B 17,252]

40?

A lot more than 40.

Virtually every gun starts out as a legally manufactured product, but the

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) points to three common ways guns move from legal distribution channels to the criminal market:

• Corrupt federally licensed gun dealers: Federally licensed gun dealers send more guns to the criminal market than any other single source. Nearly 60% of the guns used in crime are traced back to a small number—just 1.2%—of crooked gun dealers. Corrupt dealers frequently have high numbers of missing guns, in many cases because they’re selling guns “off the books” to private sellers and criminals. In 2005, the ATF examined 3,083 gun dealers and found 12,274 “missing” firearms.
• Straw purchasing: Straw purchasing is the most common way criminals get guns, accounting for almost 50% of trafficking investigations. A straw purchaser is someone with a clean record who buys guns on behalf of someone legally prohibited from possessing guns. Straw purchasers are often the friends, relatives, spouses or girlfriends of prohibited purchasers. The two Columbine High School shooters recruited friends to buy guns for them at Colorado gun shows. One of the buyers admitted she would not have bought the guns if she had been required to submit to a background check.
• Gun Shows and private gun sales: Gun shows have been called “Tupperware parties for criminals” because they attract large numbers of prohibited buyers. A loophole in federal law allows unlicensed or “private” sellers, many of whom work out of gun shows, to lawfully sell or transfer guns without conducting a criminal background check. Gun show dealers have been known to advertise to criminals with signs that read “no background checks required here.”

http://gunvictimsaction.org/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-illegal-gun-trafficking-arms-criminals-and-youth/

[SMOKE 1,426]

A lot more than 40.

40 people got shot. were some shot by more than 1 gun?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I would say if 40 shot And only 4 died someone needs some firearms training.

Yes! Let's give firearms training to killers and gang members! Super duper idea!

[Teddy B 17,252]

40 people got shot. were some shot by more than 1 gun?

My apologies, I got sleepy by your attempts at being obtuse, and I made the leap to gun crimes in general. The same theory still applies whether it's 40 or 4,000.