Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge : City sees fewer homicides, robberies, burglaries, car thefts as Illinois residents take arms

The Washington Times reports:

Since Illinois started granting concealed carry permits this year, the number of robberies that have led to arrests in Chicago has declined 20 percent from last year, according to police department statistics. Reports of burglary and motor vehicle theft are down 20 percent and 26 percent, respectively. In the first quarter, the city’s homicide rate was at a 56-year low.

Will the science deniers ever accept that fact that armed , law abiding, citizens deter crime? Should we assume since Rahm Emanuel is for gun control he's pro- robbery and pro-murder?