Chicago Celebrates Four Years of Daily Shootings and/or Homicides

The Windy City likes to tout themselves to tourists as “Chicago: Second to None.” The more cynical among us might say, “Chicago: Come for the food, stay because you got shot.” Why? The indispensable HeyJackass.com, via Twitter, reports that Murder City USA has as of March 1, the city has endured 1461 consecutive days of someone being … Read more

Murder City’s Mayor Searches For Root Causes of ‘Gun Violence’

“This may not be politically correct, but I know the power of what faith and family can do. … Our kids need that structure. … I am asking … that we also don’t shy away from a full discussion about the importance of family and faith helping to develop and nurture character, self-respect, a value … Read more

There’s No Political Cost to Chicago’s Rampant ‘Gun Violence’

“These spasms of violence are sadly characteristic of Chicago, or at least parts of it. And equally as routine as the weekend violence are the Monday press conferences at which Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson put on their angry (or sad) faces and denounce the perpetrators and talk about how the … Read more

Chicago Needs to Ensure Its Citizens Have the Means to Protect Themselves

“These deaths are all tragic, and unfortunately appear to continue the trend of gun violence disparately impacting minority and lower socioeconomic-status communities. “Since Chicago law enforcement cannot adequately protect Chicago residents from violent crime—despite admirable efforts of hard-working officers to do so—the city should ensure that law-abiding citizens are able to protect themselves with the … Read more

Chicago Abets Lawlessness (Again), A School District Caves and We Can’t Build That Wall Fast Enough – TTAG Daily Digest

Anti-violence protesters shut down inbound Dan Ryan: ‘The people won today’ Mayor Rahm Emanuel let Pfleger shut down half of a major artery into his benighted city. Would he have allowed Guns Save Life to so the same thing in a pro-gun rights protest (as if)? To “accommodate” protesters, troopers had initially closed the two right … Read more

Suburban Sporting Goods in Melrose Park: Chicago Mayor Names and Shames “Bad Apple” Gun Dealers

“A sweeping gun trace report to be publicly released by the city on Sunday showed nearly one quarter of guns recovered at crime scenes over a recent four-year period came from just 10 Chicago-area businesses,” chicagotribune.com reports. “Suburban Sporting Goods has made a startling leap into the top 10 list, according to the report, a … Read more