Posted on 07/06/2014 3:54:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Independence Day celebrations were marred by multiple shootings in Chicago that reportedly left at least seven dead and 50 injured.
The first fatal shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. Friday, kicking off a violent weekend for the city.
The city has been actively combating gang and shooting violence in recent years after a bloody year in 2012, when it was the only city in the nation to record more than 500 homicides.
The Chicago Tribune updated its tally of Chicago shooting victims today, bringing up the total of those shot to 1,129 so far this year. According to the Tribune, there were 2,185 shooting victims in Chicago last year.
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Have they blamed the newly minted concealed carrying citizens yet?
Where are they getting their ammo?
I can’t find any replacements after my boat accident.
I would also say that the violence in Chicongo follows tribal lines a lot stricter than in Afghanistan.
How can this possibly be true? They have strict “gun laws”. Lies...I tell you...lies!!!!
black on black crime..that’s something you won’t be hearing in the media
That’s not a fair comparison!
You compare murders in a city to murders in a country.
/tongue-in-cheek
Let's see.. Who to blame?
White people, NRA, Tea Party, Republicans, Fox News and the Koch brothers.
Normal weekend in Chicago...
Better weapons or better tactics are needed.
Human beings are actually quite easy to kill,the problem is the incompetent shooters and/or their choice of weapons.
Someone needs to teach these gangbangers to shoot better, and the problem will take care of itself.
Wow! Can you imagine how bad it would be if they didn't have scrubama in the White House to protect them from Whitey?
They didn’t swim over here by themselves
Maybe the people that brought them here and set them free instead of repatriating them caused the problem.
The solution isn’t going to be pretty.
Almost 2.5 Sandy Hook shootings and not a dam word on the MSM news.
Why Chicago? I thought the Great Reformer came from there.
Comparison death in Afghanistan/Iraq since 2001 vs. how many killed in Chicago by shootings alone same period???
Bears repeating:
Americans killed in the last 10 years:
“Afghanistan-2196 American deaths
Chicago-4797 American deaths”
Why Chicago? I thought the Great Reformer came from there.
50 shot and only 7 killed. Very poor marksmanship. It makes me wonder how many would be killers completely missed their target. Even if such victimless shootings were reported I doubt such stats would be announced to the public. The Rahm Regime certainly wouldn’t want the public to dwell on those armed wanna-be killers with murderous intent and bad aim roaming loose on the streets.
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