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63 shot over weekend in Chicago; only long July 4th weekend more violent this year
Chicago Tribune ^ | August 21, 2017 | by Elyssa Cherney and Elvia Malagon

Posted on 08/21/2017 1:17:57 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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How many were shot by Confederate statues?


21 posted on 08/21/2017 2:23:45 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I bought a house on a one-way street that's also a dead end and now I can't leave.)
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The 4 red stars on the Chicago flag represent major events in Chicago history. When I checked Wikipedia to make sure I got them right, it listed Fort Dearborn, The Chicago Fire of 1871, The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933–34.

Here's an interesting point. When I was a school child in Chicago a long time ago, what I learned was that the first star represented "The Massacre at Fort Dearborn" in 1812. (The Potowatami Indians killed more than half of the people who lived in the fort, when they evacuated the fort). Somewhere along the line, the actual event got changed to just the Fort. Sounds like somebody re-wrote history here, but that could be just my narrow view.

22 posted on 08/21/2017 2:24:12 PM PDT by Bernard (If we could tax Stupid, Congress could balance the budget)
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Thank you...Being a poor, Tennessee Hillwilliam, I did not know that....

BTW, do you know the difference between a “hillbilly” and a “hillwilliam”????

The “hillwilliam” went to college...:^)


23 posted on 08/21/2017 2:39:22 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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Obviously the current gun laws are not working so therefore they need more gun laws.


24 posted on 08/21/2017 2:40:26 PM PDT by SkyDancer (There Are Three Great Ways To Perfect Landings - Unfortunately We Pilots Don't Know Them.)
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"Man, I ain't got nothing on these people. Even my @ss won't come back to Chicago."

25 posted on 08/21/2017 3:07:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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26 posted on 08/21/2017 5:27:38 PM PDT by Bon mots (Laughing at liberal tears!)
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Blacks killed by blacks....nothing to see here, move on.


27 posted on 08/21/2017 7:07:35 PM PDT by nhbob1
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This. is. just. one. city.

A total of ALL major and medium cities should be given once a week.

Nearly every person hit is considered attempted murder.

Now, food for thought. Do you think this would still be a problem if no one missed and every hit was a kill?


28 posted on 08/21/2017 9:25:49 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (Kim Jon Un. Entered the world stage Unopposed, led Unapologetically, died Unidentified.)
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