This story, along with the other disturbing accounts to come out of the city this past weekend, should force liberals to at least question the ability of gun laws to keep criminals from obtaining firearms. After all, Chicago has some – or rather, many – of the strictest gun laws in the country yet has seen at least 2,887 people either die or suffer injury from firearm-related offenses within the past year:
“The Chicago Police had added thousands of officers to weekend patrol duties because shootings are up over 50 percent over 2015. ‘Beginning now, several thousand Chicago police officers will be deployed in uniform throughout neighborhood, parks, roadways and lakefront to make sure everyone has safe and enjoyable holiday weekend,’ Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said on Thursday as the Memorial Day weekend neared.
It appears the extra officers barely made a dent in the chaos.
Memorial Day 2016 outpaced the toll of violence for both 2015 and 2014, but not the death tolls. In 2015, 45 were wounded, and 12 deaths were recorded. In 2014, 21 were wounded and eight killed. While far more were shot this year than any other Memorial Day weekend, Chicago can take some solace that fewer ended up dead.
So far this year there have been 1,514 people shot in Chicago. Of that number, 228 have been killed by the gunfire. An additional 26 murders by other means pushed the death toll to 254. Sixty-two of those homicides happened in May.”
Source: Breitbart
Wait wait….how many were killed by cops? Answer – NONE!!!!!!!! That’s why it wasn’t all over the news!!!!!! And why BLACK LIVES MATTER didn’t protest!!!!!
I guess it doesn’t matter ! Just wait until July- Aug. when it gets really hot in the intercity .
Chicago is a big public toilet.
Let them just continue shooting each other eventually the herd may be thinned out.
Isn’t this obamas home state?
That’s because THE GOOD PEOPLE do not have anyway to defend themselves….they are targets for ALL CRIMINALS thanks to your screwed up laws taking citizens rights away….2nd amendment. …ever hear about that…or are you just stupid