Police) Chicago, Illinois Chicago imposed a handgun registration requirement in 1968, the restriction had no effect on the total homocide rate percentages: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 158 212 262 274 334 409 390 398 459 464 40% 42% 47% 42% 47% 51% 47% 56% 53% 48% After homocides peaked in 1974, they declined until the 1980s. ... With a surprising outcome voters in the city of Madison rejected a handgun bill in April of 1993, by a slim margin of 51% - 49%. ... -The Federalist, No. 46 (http://www.NRA.org/) The United States far surpass...

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