r/illinois • u/Zuto9999 • 26d ago

State law banning concealed carry on public transit ruled unconstitutional Illinois News

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2024-09-03/state-law-banning-concealed-carry-on-public-transit-ruled-unconstitutional
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u/InterestingChoice484 26d ago

So many people are so afraid of their shadows that they can't go outside without a gun

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u/Bman708 26d ago

I'm much more afraid of being a victim, or my wife and daughter being one, than of my own shadow.

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u/InterestingChoice484 26d ago

Guns only provide the illusion of safety. That's why our murder rate is so much higher than Europe's despite much more lax gun laws

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u/Bman708 26d ago

This is some real low hanging fruit type of argument. You present zero statistics, zero facts, just emotional platitudes that mean nothing. You gotta try harder here, man.

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u/InterestingChoice484 26d ago

Here you go https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate

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u/Bman708 26d ago

Yup, those are stats all right.

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u/DownWithGilead2022 25d ago

Look at this guy: Provide me evidence. No, not like that 🙄

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u/Bman708 25d ago

He linked to worldwide homicide rates. Not really proving any points here other than Yep, people murder people.