Reply #6: Illinois had 487 murders in 2006. All rifles COMBINED accounted for 4 of them. [View All]

[benEzra]

Illinois had 487 murders in 2006, according to the FBI. All rifles COMBINED--including so-called "assault weapons"--accounted for only 4 of them. Tell me again how "assault weapons" are such a crime problem in Illinois.

Furthermore, not a single person in the entire United States has been murdered using a .50 BMG target rifle in the last quarter-century. That also includes Illinois...

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_20.html

Yes, the mayor is grandstanding, and using this tragedy to further an UNRELATED agenda.



BTW, do you know what a "semiautomatic" is?


Marlin Model 60 squirrel hunting rifle, .22LR


Remington Model 7400 deer rifle


Benelli hunting shotgun

"Semiautomatic" refers to a gun that fires once and only once when the trigger is pulled, and won't fire again until the trigger is released and pulled a second time. Semiautomatics are legal throughout Europe, and I think semiauto .22 rifles are still legal even in the UK, of all places.