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    FACT CHECK: Is Chicago Proof That Gun Laws Don't Work?

    The White House claims that Chicago has a high crime rate despite its stricter gun laws. This claim doesn't work on two levels.
    by Danielle Kurtzleben Oct 05, 2017 5 minutes
    White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders conducts the daily press briefing at the White House October 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    In the wake of the horrific shooting in Las Vegas this week, the White House faced questions about whether President Trump would support stricter gun legislation.

    Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't give a definite response to these questions, but her statement showed a White House hesitant to create new regulations.

    "I think one of the things we don't want to do is try to create laws that won't stop these types of things from happening," Sanders said Monday. "I think if you look to Chicago where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn't helped there."

    Pointing to Chicago to suggest that gun laws don't work is not a new talking point — Chicago had "the toughest gun laws in the United States" in a 2016 presidential debate; his fellow Republican candidate Chris Christie as a place with high crime despite tight gun laws.

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