mr. mangual? chicago has traditionally been a very blue city. i don't think we can simplify this to a matter of partisan politics. new york is a democrat city for a long time now. we have been able to keep our crime at bay. los angeles, you see the same thing. crime did go down in chicago for a significant period of time. if you have the right policing and incarceration practices, you will see good results over time no matter who is in office. host: west virginia on the line for others, richard, go ahead. caller: pedro? host: go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to apologize to your guest for interrupting, but i have been trying to get in since the program started at 5:00 in wyoming about the myth that you can go to indiana and buy 20 guns and bring them into chicago. the federal law is that a dealer cannot sell a handgun to a nonresident of the state. has threect sheet ast facts if you'll give me second to read these three short sentences. the gun control act of 1968 requires federal fire