Place your bets folks, for the next municipal gun ban to fall in the wake of Heller.

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I think it'll be New York City, with Chicago close behind...

NRA is filing now on both fronts

yea, both, and good riddance....

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I can imagine legislators scrambling to rewrite their gun bans

Chicago is the closest one in substance to the DC ban, so I think its next.

NYC's "licensing" will raise slightly different issues, and I think it'll take a little longer.

Ben

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Its gonna be interesting to see if the annual murder rate rises or falls in these cities if they get rid of their gun ban.

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The people who are out committing murders don't care about gun bans.

This should be quite obvious from examining DC's crime statistics with a total ban in place.

Matt

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For how long have DC had a total gun ban, and what were the murder rate before they got it?

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Violent crime in DC rose after the ban was enacted. To most people, this is self-explanatory.

Violent criminals don't care if their gun is legal. They are already out to commit crimes.

Seriously, does anyone think a potential robber has ever said "man, I'd go stick up that store, but my gun is illegal and I don't want to get in trouble"?

Matt

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I agree with you, but that again, a ban doesnt make any sense in a city/district alone when the rest of the country doesnt have a ban.

What about murder rates in DC after 1991?

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Violent crime rates decreased throughout the country from 1991 - 2005, but the rates remained significantly higher in DC.

To this day, DC's crime rates are among the highest in the country.

Matt

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What about the crime and murder rates in Chicago, New York, and San Fransisco?

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I'm hoping Chicago since I'll be moving there soon.

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My understanding, by way of a gun-nut friend in Chicago, is that Chicago doesn't have an actual ban, just a licensing requirement. But they haven't seen fit to issue any civilian licenses in years if not decades.

I'm concerned that this may remove my status as an unconvicted felon - I bought my first handgun as an act of civil disobedience when I was living in Chicago back when unauthorized possession was a felony. (They've since dropped it to a midemeanor.)

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