Chicago's Race Against Gun Violence brings hundreds together at Grant Park today

ABC News Local ^ | June 3, 2023 | ByEvelyn Holmes

[Oldeconomybuyer]

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of runners and walkers from around Chicago are coming together Saturday to fight back against the epidemic of gun violence.

Grant Park will play host for this year's Race Against Gun Violence which steps off at 10 a.m.

Now in its 10th year, the run comes as Chicago marks Wear Orange Weekend and hopes to highlight the need for change.

The effort is the brainchild of the group Strides for Peace. The group's purpose is to celebrate the life-changing work of community organizations and people invested in ending gun violence.

[Ken H]

“Total Homicides for 2022: 260”

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That is last year’s count through May of 2022.

[sjmjax]

Exactly. As long as they think the problem is “gun violence” nothing will be accomplished and the death and destruction mounts.

To change things they must first acknowledge that is is a cultural and sociological problem. They must address the root cause of that attitude and behavior.

And no, it’s not systemic racism or white privilege.

[sima_yi]

...to fight back against the epidemic of gun violence. criminal violence

There. Fixed it.

[lowbridge]

Yeah, I’m sure that’s what it takes to end gun violence. Racing.

[rktman]

Dumbassery writ YUGE!

[nicollo]

Hundreds of runners and walkers from around Chicago

If I could fix it...

Hundreds of virtue signalers from around Chicago who all voted for the destruction, death, and chaos they now protest...

[sit-rep]

Ikr... One could only hope...

[Vaduz]

CHICAGO has to understand it’s takes a bit of time for MS13 to take over all the other gangs shouldn’t be much longer.

[telescope115]

I was wondering the same thing. It would be ironic.

[philman_36]

Sounds like training day.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Only way to stop the bleeding is to end racism. People vote for people that have the same skin color—even if they are stupid, corrupt, and don’t give a fig for the community. But, they falsely think because they look like me—they will speak for me—they do not. They must see that sometimes the right choices are people of a different skin color.

[I want the USA back]

Guns don’t commit violence. Instead, get at the root cause: people whose “value system” doesn’t prevent them from murdering someone.

[Salman]

I wonder what the death toll will be for this event?

[dfwgator]

I put the Over/Under at 10.

[bgill]

LOL, slow runners and walkers and 95% white and not one who’s packing. Good to know they’re occupying some of the cops so the fast runners who are packing can continue their violence elsewhere in the city.

[libertylover]

Now in its 10th year

10 years! Any Chicago politicians with the guts to acknowledge their program has been a dismal failure and they need to try something different, like parenting.

[Bonemaker]

“Yeah, I’m sure that’s what it takes to end gun violence. Racing.”

Used to be bull shit events like this would be where lecherous yuppie guys would go just to meet chick’s. Now the guys go to meet other guys.😎

[dfwgator]

Used to be bull shit events like this would be where lecherous yuppie guys would go just to meet chick’s.

"Just mention Modern Art, Civil Rights, or Folk Music and you're in like Flynn!"

[Ronald77]

i think they are trying to out run a 9mm.