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At Least 27 Shot, 7 Fatally, in Chicago Over Christmas Weekend
New York Times ^ | December 25, 2016 | Katie Rogers

Posted on 12/25/2016 6:26:36 PM PST by ConservativeStatement

At least 27 people were shot, seven fatally, in a 48-hour period in Chicago over Christmas weekend, according to the Chicago Police Department. It was the latest bloody chapter in a city besieged by gun violence.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: bluezones; chicago; gangs; shootings; urban; violence
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"The brutal cold of a Chicago winter has not been as reliable a deterrent of violence as it has been in the past." What happened to stronger gun-control laws? /sarc.
1 posted on 12/25/2016 6:26:37 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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Watch them blame Trump for it.


2 posted on 12/25/2016 6:27:17 PM PST by Luke21
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To: ConservativeStatement

They will soon have their community organizer back - help is on the way!


3 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:10 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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“It was the latest bloody chapter in a city besieged by gun violence.”

It was the latest bloody chapter in a city besieged by black on black gang violence.


4 posted on 12/25/2016 6:29:25 PM PST by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: JudyinCanada

Haven’t you heard, bh0 is staying in Washington, DC to lead the revolution against President Trump and his administration.


5 posted on 12/25/2016 6:30:30 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: ConservativeStatement

More global warming related deaths.


6 posted on 12/25/2016 6:32:26 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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They will soon have their community organizer back - help is on the way!

We all wish! Unfortunately Obummer is staying in DC.

7 posted on 12/25/2016 6:42:27 PM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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um....that's because it's not brutally cold.

mid to high 30's last 3 days. 50's tomorrow. 30s &40's through the 1st week of janurary.
8 posted on 12/25/2016 6:42:30 PM PST by stylin19a (Hey obamas-it's Ray Charles time - "Hit the Road Jack"...you know the rest)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Dashing through the snow
In a gangland getaway
O’er the streets we go
Firing all the way...


9 posted on 12/25/2016 6:43:51 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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What fun it is to ride and sing a slaying song tonight...


10 posted on 12/25/2016 6:45:10 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Maybe Chicago out to consider more “common sense” Gun Control measures /s


11 posted on 12/25/2016 6:56:43 PM PST by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition”.


12 posted on 12/25/2016 7:05:36 PM PST by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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Because nothing says Merry Christmas like gunfire.


13 posted on 12/25/2016 7:14:15 PM PST by LydiaLong
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>>At least 27 people were shot, seven fatally, in a 48-hour period in Chicago over Christmas weekend<<

Only 27? It’s a Christmas miracle!


14 posted on 12/25/2016 7:17:53 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't let the Christmas Assassins win!)
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Those guys need more range time


15 posted on 12/25/2016 7:35:18 PM PST by oldasrocks (rump)
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After Trump kicks the criminal aliens out of Chicago, done by fall, the killings will be cut to less than half.


16 posted on 12/25/2016 8:07:31 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Shot Gun shells....Pistol shells......hear them ring all day......

Oh what fun it is to live with the slayings every day.....


17 posted on 12/25/2016 8:19:34 PM PST by M-cubed
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To: ConservativeStatement

Next weekend will be something else.


18 posted on 12/25/2016 8:50:12 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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By Chicago standards, that is Peace on Earth.
19 posted on 12/25/2016 9:07:52 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standairds at all -- Texas Eagle)
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like ... Valentine’s Day?


20 posted on 12/25/2016 9:13:45 PM PST by AZLiberty (A is now A once again.)
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