Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxk.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611 From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: handgun "control" Message-ID: <851@ihuxk.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 14:00:07 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxk.851 Posted: Fri Jan 11 14:00:07 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 06:15:56 EST References: <> <265@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> <2223@randvax.UUCP> <2228@randvax.UUCP> <636@whuxlm.UUCP> <> <289@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 Jeff Shallit writes about the decline in handgun-related deaths after passage of a handgun control law in Chicago in 1982. I don't know what that law provided for, but it is interesting to look at an alarming figure dealing with gang violence in Chicago. In 1984, there were over 300 gang-related killings, many, if not most committ- ed with handguns. This represents a huge increase over 1983, and is an all- time "high" figure. What is even more amazing is that this figure represents over one third of all gang-related killings in the entire country. Despite Chicago's laws, there are a lot of kids with guns, who are showing no compunction about using them on other gang members, and complete strangers. Bob Schleicher ihuxk!rs55611