The home of the lead plaintiff in the case, Otis McDonald, 76, has been burglarized several times, and his life has been threatened. He wants to own a handgun for self-defense.
He needs one. The number of murders committed with guns has soared in Chicago since the ordinance was enacted, as has the share of all murders committed with guns. In 1983, the first year the Chicago ordinance was in effect, 290 murders (39.8 percent of the total) were committed with handguns. That rose to 513 murders (60.2 percent) committed with handguns in 1990.
In 2003, 442 murders (73.5 percent) were committed with handguns, and in 2008, 402 handgun murders were committed (78.7 percent).
In the 25 years since Chicago's handgun ban was enacted, the number of murders committed with handguns dropped below 1983 levels in only four years, 1984-87. All of these data are from the Chicago Police Department.
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The Chicago 2nd Amendment Case,
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The right to protect myself,
Wilmette Strikes Handgun Ban,
Burglaries in Wilmette,
2nd Amendment Empowers Women,
Oak Park Intolerance,
A Win for Individual Freedom,
Trigger Happy,
Give Us Our Gun Rights,
The Law Didn't Save Her
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