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"Guns Is Not the Answer" – Shoot an Armed Home Invader, Invite the Wrath of Chicago’s Mayor?

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, June 03 2010

Imagine the following terrifying home invasion scenario: You live in Chicago’s west side Garfield Park community, a neighborhood in which armed home invasions are “all too frequent,” according to news media. It’s still dark in the pre-dawn hour of 5:20 a.m. Few people will be awake to hear your pleas for help, let alone do anything to assist you as they slumber. You’re 80 years old, and now walk with the assistance of a cane. You’re a peaceful Army veteran of the Korean War, respected by your neighbors. You have a wife who…

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