11 guns recovered during party at North Ave. Beach on Memorial Day: ‘Why do you need a gun to enjoy the beach?’ [Chicago]

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 05/31/2022 | Tom Schuba

[simpson96]

Struggling to respond to large gatherings of young people downtown following a spate of shootings, Chicago police arrested 13 people and recovered 11 guns during a daylong, sometimes rowdy Memorial Day party at North Avenue Beach.

Promoted on social media as a “2000s themed cookout,” the beach “takeover” on Monday drew hundreds of people as temperatures jumped into the 90s.

Officers began making gun arrests shortly after the event started and were pelted by glass bottles thrown by partygoers, according to Chief of Patrol Brian McDermott.

At one point, a call went out for a “mass arrest” after a cop was hit in the chest with a pineapple, McDermott said. Three people were then taken into custody.

Video shows at least one fistfight broke out on the beach and ended with one of the brawlers in the water. McDermott said guns were sometimes drawn during “personal disputes” during the party.

[Responsibility2nd]

I just can’t imagine bringing a gun to the beach. The sand and salt water will gum it up. Big time. Then again, I can’t imagine going to Chicago.

[Responsibility2nd]

I just can’t imagine bringing a gun to the beach. The sand and salt water will gum it up. Big time. Then again, I can’t imagine going to Chicago.

[Cboldt]

FWIW, the Great Lakes are fresh water, but I figure you know that.

[moovova]

Self defense.

[Born in 1950]

Going to public beaches. Nice times. Over. There are others there. Used to be able to safely play in the street, too. Can't now.

Can't go the public beach. Hard to accept. Some may say, I'll Go! Transition is hard.

Lol @ my delusion that a private beach would be any different.

[moovova]

Why does Hawaii have interstate highways?

[WMarshal]

You need a gun on the beaches of Chicago because the police are not protecting anyone there and it borders both Chiraq and Chicongo.

[backwoods-engineer]

I carry a gun EVERYWHERE I can. Yes, to the beach, too. Sometimes two, if I have enough clothes on. No DEMONRAT gun-grabber is going to convince me to behave otherwise.

[backwoods-engineer]

Ankle holster? Leg holster?

[backwoods-engineer]

Right on. Right on.

[backwoods-engineer]

I carry EVERYWHERE. My Glocks don’t corrode.

[Responsibility2nd]

Lol. I’m a native Texan. To me the beach means Port Aransas and South Padre.

[Robert DeLong]

It is Chicago after all. I think I would carry every time I left the house.

[Deplorable American1776]

Maybe they were excepting a boat by shooting, so they need to defend the beach. Miami Vice had many boat by shootings! So did CSI:Miami...

Either that or maybe they were going fishing with guns... 🤓

[Organic Panic]

White cops need to quit. They are wasting their time and risking their lives for nothing.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

And with race-based grading in vogue all over the country, “Bring out da booty shorts cos we ousside” will be counted as a full essay.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I carried habitually before but once the pudding people came along I got down right fanatical about making sure I could protect them.

Mine.

You shall not hurt them, no, no, no.

I will defend them, yes, yes, yes.

Besides you never know when something is going to go after your chickens. :)

[Celtic Conservative]

You really don't wanna know.🤢

CC

[kenmcg]

But , they have the strictest gun laws there. Assholes determined to ban guns.

[Lurker]

His dog is trained to sniff out explosives, that’s it.

They had him standing on L stops with orders to “look scary”. He’s getting double overt time, triple on the holiday.

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