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Title: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: timeout on May 05, 2011, 01:25:21 PM

The difficulty of buying a handgun, registering a handgun and owning a legal gun in Chicago. - http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14746201/sweating-bullets
 (http://"http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14746201/sweating-bullets")

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: PTK on May 05, 2011, 01:34:41 PM

Your link doesn't work - here's a fixed link (http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14746201/sweating-bullets).  =)


Welcome to APS.

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: HankB on May 05, 2011, 02:14:54 PM

I grew up in Chicago. When I lived there, I have reason to believe the usual method of buying a gun was:

1. Get Illinois FOID card.

2. Drive to suburb.

3. Buy gun.

Some people registered their rifles & shotguns . . . or at least a rifle or shotgun.

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: Perd Hapley on May 05, 2011, 04:07:58 PM

Quote from: HankB on May 05, 2011, 02:14:54 PM

I grew up in Chicago. When I lived there, I have reason to believe the usual method of buying a gun was:

1. Get Illinois FOID card.

2. Drive to suburb.

3. Buy gun.

But at least there was no crime in Chicago.

Did Mayor Bloomberg investigate this?

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: vaskidmark on May 10, 2011, 07:53:17 AM

Quote from: HankB on May 05, 2011, 02:14:54 PM

I grew up in Chicago. When I lived there, I have reason to believe the usual method of buying a gun was:

1. Get Illinois FOID card.

2. Drive to suburb.

3. Buy gun.

Some people registered their rifles & shotguns . . . or at least a rifle or shotgun.

1. Mug enough people to get price of gun.

2. Select gun from trunk of car in alley.
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Various parts of my youth were spent in south Chicago - Stoney Island Avenue (before they changed its name) to Trumbull Park.  J.H. Bowen HS.  We did it a bit differently there. :O

stay safe.

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: Jamisjockey on May 10, 2011, 09:11:23 AM

Timeout:

What you have here is a driveby cut and paste article.  No idea why we should discuss the article you've linked, as you've said very little about why you choose to post it here.  Considering it is your first post, it lends one to wonder if you're a spammer, just trying to drum up hits for the linked website.
Further drivebys won't be tolerated and your account would be deleted.  If you're up for it, please take the time to actually provide a thoughtful post.  Thanks.

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on May 10, 2011, 04:00:50 PM

Quote from: timeout on May 05, 2011, 01:25:21 PM

The difficulty of buying a handgun, registering a handgun and owning a legal gun in Chicago. - http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14746201/sweating-bullets
 (http://"http://www.timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/14746201/sweating-bullets")

More appropriately:

The EMOTIONAL difficulty that a hoplophobic society has with coming to terms with a need for arms.

Author's man card was barely legible and tinted pink.

Title: Re: The difficulty of buying a handgun in Chicago post-ban
Post by: mtnbkr on May 10, 2011, 04:07:12 PM

Since we're no longer discussing the story, closed.

Chris