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Slightly OT but saw a report on stolen guns in TN in the by wpkirish
past 10 years. Apparently they made a change to their laws to allow them in cars and trucks 10 years ago. During that decade there have been 30,000 guns stolen from cars or trucks. I am sure no small number of those guns have made their way to Chicago.
The most appalling part of the story is this quote from the lead sponsor.
"Listen, freedom comes with some dangers. That's one of the things that made our country great is that we put the power in people's hands"