For what it is worth, the Chicago White Sox ownership has threatened to move the team unless a new stadium deal is made. The current lease with the State of Illinois for the ballpark expires in six years.
Kind of STUPID to be out in public in Chicago.
Nice way to put it.
Quid Pro Joe and his boy Prixster would do a lot better if they took the “reparations” money they want to give to people for work they never did and used it to “buy back” all the guns and ammo from those ammo wasting maniacs in Chicago.
Shooting people long distance. Chicago. Always ahead of the curve!
This will work wonders for attendance. The Sox will say bye bye Chicago.
Nah, this couldn't have anything to do with the shooting. Not a chance.
“Shot spotter.”
A lot of pro sports venues are in increasingly uncivilized areas. Teams and cities seem to believe these areas can be secure for games but otherwise lawless. Impossible.
Looks like a 230 grain 45 bullet.
As the sage Jim Croce said: Well the south side of Chicago is the baddest part of town...
The shooting took place before 9 pm. That’s a violation of the no shooting between 9 am and 9 pm program that someone in Chicago city government was promoting. That is what offends the mayor most.
To ensure only government approved peeps be doin' the shootin'...
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A .22 rifle can shoot about a mile. I didn’t see that they mentioned the caliber of the bullet.
RE: CPD said there was never an active threat
So two people who got shot should count their blessings?
Like the law enforcement message within an hour of bombing or shooting “There is no connection with terrorism.”
The fearful citizens all feel much better. Whew.
Note: The 2nd message is always “There are no suspects. The officers are reaching out to ask for help from the community.
With all of the shooting that goes on within a one-mile radius of where the White Sox play, it’s surprising that this has not happened before. Maybe some archeology team should be looking for bullet impacts all throughout the park, because it’s not like the Sox have a game going on all of the times when bullets fly in the area.
I first learned of this story from the website of a European newspaper—they had it under World News.
A 30-06 bullet can travel over 3 miles when fired at a 45 degree angle. When shot straight up they can reach over 300 feet per second by the time that they return to earth. Close to a third of people struck by celebratory gun fire die compared to 6% to 7% of those killed by bullets being fired at them. This is because most victims of celebratory fire get hit in the top of the head.