Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
I wish there were fewer guns on the streets of Chicago being used to shoot people. There's no easy answer for the issue of gun violence, at least in Chicago. It is getting more attention because of Chicago's bid for the Olympic Games and because of the number of children and teenagers being shot. Plus, the shooters' guns have more power than police officers' guns do. This past spring they tried to arm the police with more powerful guns.
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It is definitely a many-faceted problem.
The problem in Chicago is that the criminals have no problem arming themselves and the law abiding citizens cant arm themselves.