[rellimpank]

An angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel rants about gangbangers, the shocking availability of handguns, and promises a new police strategy to deal with the gun violence.

Meanwhile, national leaders, fearful of offending vital constituencies, pander to "right to bear arms" advocates and refuse to address the most urgent issue in urban America.

--our most urgent issue?

[philman_36]

It looks like “the created situation” is moving along nicely.

[RC2]

I’ve always been against gun control but animals shouldn’t own guns.

[Travis McGee]

The comments section at the article are terrific. As usual, they are about 80% against the paper, and pro RKBA. (No wonder the dinosaur MSM is dying.)

[bikerman]

MORE GUN LAWS NEEDED NOW./s

[bkopto]

and refuse to address the most urgent issue in urban America.

The most urgent issue in urban America is the absence of the traditional nuclear family. This is the PRIMARY issue, and until this is addressed, efforts to address only the consequent secondary issues (violence, theft, child abuse, welfare, etc) are doomed to failure.

[SECURE AMERICA]

(Meanwhile, national leaders, fearful of offending vital constituencies, pander to “right to bear arms”)

Pander? To a Constitutional Amendment?
How about not being an asshat and say follow the LAW as written by the Founding Fathers in the United States Constitution

[nascarnation]

Would love to know the size of the security detail the other day when Baraq and ValJ were strolling down the street in Hyde Park.......

[PGalt]

No, right here in Chicago. Over the holiday weekend, our city was like a Wild West shooting gallery, with blood flowing in the streets.

No, it was like Chicago or Detroit or Philadelphia or Washington D.C. or any other 'rat hellhole.

[philman_36]

Hmmmmm...a meme from this lawyer?

@Gun violence: Where's the outrage? July 10, 2009|By Gerald D. Skoning

The long 4th of July weekend featured glorious fireworks along the lakefront and deadly gunfire in inner-city neighborhoods. Chicago tallied 63 shootings, one stabbing and 11 fatal shootings.

Seems GDS has an issue with holidays.

@Question for pollsters: Why can't you call me? October 18, 2006|By Gerald D. Skoning

But neither Gallup, nor Harris, nor any of the other opinion pollsters has ever asked what I think about the president, our governor or gun control. I have strong opinions on each, but I have never been asked. There's no need to call you. It seems you've mastered, over time, taking it to the MSM to give your opinion.

[TribalPrincess2U]

They’ve got to get our ‘protection ability’ and our ‘communication ability’ away from us.

I’d like to see the statistics on Chicago gun violence for years 2000 to 2008
just for the HOI.

[arrdon]

Atlanta/Detroit/Chicago - fence ‘em in, and pop some corn.

[trebb]

Rahm is Chicago’s Obama...

[ApplegateRanch]

At one time, citizens knew how to hadle these kinds of problems.

FORT GUNNYBAGS.

Our headquarters and committee rooms were at the wholesale liquor house of Truett & Jones, No. 41 Sacramento street, about a block from the water front, and embraced the block bounded by Sacramento, California, Front and Davis streets, and covered by brick buildings two stories high. The name "Fort Gunnybags" was ascribed to it on account of the gunnybags filled with sand which we piled up in a wall some six feet through and about ten feet high. This barricade was about twenty feet from the building. Guards were stationed at the passage-ways through it as well as at the stairs and doors to the buildings. On the roof was the bell (a huge 700 pounder) the taps of which brought us to arms at once. The use of this bell was tendered to the Committee by the members of the Monumental Fire Engine Company No. 6, stationed on the west side of Brenham Place, opposite the "Plaza." Our small field pieces and arms were kept on the ground floor, and the cells, executive chamber and other departments were on the second floor.

Sunday, May 18th, a deputation of the Committee was delegated to call at the door of the jail and request the Sheriff to deliver up the prisoner, Casey. Upon arriving at the door three raps were made. Sheriff [David] Scannell appeared. The delegation desired him to handcuff the prisoner and deliver him at the door. Without hesitation, the Sheriff repaired to the cell of Casey and informed him of the request of the Vigilantes. The Sheriff, after going through some preliminaries, brought the prisoner to the front door of the jail and delivered him into the hands of the Committee. My company was stationed directly across the street lined up on the sidewalk. Immediately in front of us was a small brass cannon, which a detachment had shortly before secured from the store of Macondray & Co. It was the field piece of the First California Guard. It was loaded, and alongside was the lighted match, and all was in readiness should any resistance be offered. Other companies were stationed so as to command the entire surroundings. We marched from the general headquarters of the Committee at 41 Sacramento street (Fort Gunnybags), one block from the water front, up that street to Montgomery, thence to Pacific and along Kearny to the jail, which was situated on the north side of Broadway, between Kearny and Dupont streets. Other companies came via Stockton and Dupont streets.

NOTE—Two of the unused cartridges of Mr. Woolley's, at the end of the troublous time of the Vigilance Committee, are to be seen in the Oakland Public Museum.—[Editor.]

[man_in_tx]

Mr Mayor,

Very respectfully, Sir: The problem is not too many guns. Rather, it is TOO FEW guns — in the hands of law-abiding citizens (something you and your Demonrat buddies have taken pains to eliminate and/or prevent).

It’s a Patriot thing: You wouldn’t understand.... or, perhaps, you do understand it — only too well.

[MasterGunner01]

OK. That’s it. No more. We MUST pull our troops out of Chicago immediately! The war is lost.