More Chicago gangs arming themselves with rifles as alliances spread conflict

Chicago Tribune ^ | 27 dec 2017 | Peter Nickeas

[rellimpank]

One late afternoon over Labor Day weekend in 2016, near the arches welcoming truck drivers into the old stockyards south of Bridgeport, a gunman in a red minivan leveled a rifle and fired at a motorcyclist.

The gunman hit the bike but not the driver. An officer found .223-caliber casings, the kind used in rifles modeled after the AR-15. The rounds leave large, jagged wounds. If used by someone trained to shoot, they can hit a target from 650 yards. A city block is 220 yards.

Two gangs — the Saints and La Razas — had been sporadically using rifles for six months. This was the fourth rifle shooting in seven days. It would get much worse in the months ahead, something an officer at the scene seemed to sense.

“We got a problem with the two gangs running around. Each one of ’em has a military assault weapon,” he radioed, asking for an evidence technician. “This is one of the rifles they used today. We need those rifles off the street for police safety and citizen safety.”

Within a month, six more people would be wounded by rifles, three of them fatally. By year’s end, the toll from rifles would rise to nearly 20 wounded and 10 killed — and would keep rising.

[rellimpank]

--and again, a small part of Chiraq contributes greatly toe the nation's "homicide" problem----

[ConservativeMind]

Maybe this will help them more accurately hit each other instead of passersby?

[Neoliberalnot]

I am familiar with the Hispanic klan (HK), but what are the saints? The HK has a member on the Supreme Court

[ealgeone]

Story is being circulated to bring attention to the AR in hopes of getting in banned.

[Ken H]

“—and again, a small part of Chiraq contributes greatly toe the nation’s “homicide” problem——”

And to the tags that go with them:)

[pfflier]

Two gangs — the Saints and La Razas

Both are hispanic gangs. Build the wall!!

[areukiddingme1]

FAKE NEWS!!!!

Chicago is a gun free zone!!!

There are no gangs and there are no rifles or guns in Chicago, that would be illegal.

[Ken H]

Build a stadium. This could be bigger than the nfl!

[PGR88]

La Razas. I wonder where they come from?

/s

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Do they hold rifles sideways too?

[Blueflag]

“If used by someone trained to shoot, they can hit a target from 650 yards”

Um, sure. Prone, relaxed, good breathing ... maybe hit a man-sized target with a .223.

But 200 yards, by a decent shooter ... yup.

[usconservative]

One late afternoon over Labor Day weekend in 2016, near the arches welcoming truck drivers into the old stockyards south of Bridgeport, a gunman in a red minivan leveled a rifle and fired at a motorcyclist.

The commuter train I take passes right through this stockyard ..... I've video'd going through that stockyard previously showing all holes in the fences that have been put up over the years. The thing is, all the gangs seem to know which trailers / train stock cars have weapons shipments in them and they target those trailers / cars. Theft from the stockyards is rampant and there seems to be nothing to stop the gangs from simply taking whatever it is they want.

[usconservative]

Chicago is a gun free zone!!!

Please catch-up. No it's not, nor has it been for four years now.

[OKSooner]

Thank you...

[WayneS]

An officer found .223-caliber casings, the kind used in rifles modeled after the AR-15

...and a thousand other rifles.

[usconservative]

“If used by someone trained to shoot, they can hit a target from 650 yards”

Not in this lifetime. Certainly not by a Chicago street gang member!

[WayneS]

“We got a problem with the two gangs running around. Each one of ’em has a military assault weapon,” he radioed, asking for an evidence technician.

So... ...Military assault weapons at 10 paces?

[MSF BU]

Cut off the welfare, cut off the EBT and housing, deport whenever possible.

[WayneS]

And not from the window of a minivan.

[bgill]

Wall off Chicago, arm them and then wait for them to clear out all the thugs.