The State of Illinois has some of the strictest laws controlling gun ownership in the U.S. Yet, Chicago, Illinois, has more gun violence than any city in America. Do "gun control" laws prevent gun crimes, or do they just prevent law abiding citizens from having self-defense capabilities that equal the offensive capabilities of criminals?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/01/chicago-soars-past-600-homicides-after-bloody-october/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/01/chicago-soars-past-600-homicides-after-bloody-october/