Supporters of the Second Amendment all across the country ought to be celebrating as Chicago has enjoyed the lowest murder rate in over fifty years thanks to the Land of Lincolnâs begrudging acceptance of an individualâs right to self-defense.
Though Illinois has been remarkably slow to accept what gun owners around the country have long understood, Illinois became the fiftieth state to finally allow concealed carrying of a firearm.
On July 9ty, 2013, the bill allowing concealed carry was approved by both houses of Illinoisâ congress after mounting pressure from gun rights groups and the Supreme Court.
The left offered their usual cries and warnings that the streets of Chicago would run red with the blood of the innocent, but in truth, it appears Chicago is enjoying the lowest murder rate since 1958 thanks to the underlying threat to criminals of an armed population.
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