Chicago homicides up 20% this year; gangs target children as young as first and second grade

americanthinker.com ^ | 10/18/2015 | Thomas Lifson

[rktman]

President Obama’s own US Attorney in Chicago has created a report that demonstrates how terrible the gang murder situation in president’s hometown on his watch. Tanja Babitch of WLS Television in Chicago reports:

U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon offered a sobering report on gangs and violent crime in Chicago. He said murders are up 20 percent in the city for the year.

It's an alarming trend that affects younger victims over what have previously been petty disagreements. Shootings are now being fueled by trash talk, and social media spats.

The problem is aggravated by the city's many gangs that are splintering into smaller and smaller groups. They now number well over 600 and they are targeting children.

[rktman]

Well if we could just shut down the gun show loophole and those infernal roadside gun shops in adjacent states where no background checks are required...............

[Texas Eagle]

Dammit! Why doesn't Chicago issue some gun control laws?

Who's running that damn city? Charlton Heston? Wayne LaPierre? Yosemite Sam?

[dsrtsage]

It is such a huge shame that they were not gunned down by white people so that their lives could have mattered too

[SharpRightTurn]

And I had been convinced that when Dead Fish became mayor all would be peace and harmony.

[rktman]

I know right? I believe Elmer Fudd is behind the shotgun giveaways every other Saturday near Wrigley Field. Or was is Soldier Stadium.

[stars & stripes forever]

Illinois is in a death spiral with its disregard to the sanctity of life and disdain of morality.

[Spok]

Black lives matter...when there’s a political agenda at stake. Poor blacks are disposable pawns to the left.

[Texas Eagle]

I think ol' Elmer's favorite hunting ground is Comiskey Park.

Oh. Excuse me, Mr. President, Cominskey Field.

youtube:Obola Calls Comiskey Park "Cominskey Field"

[PROCON]

LOL, you're on a roll this morning.

WHAT COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?

[Moonman62]

The result of Barry’s long standing war against good guys with guns, whether they are citizens or police.

[Texas Eagle]

Funny you should aks. A friend of mine visits Vietnam 3 or 4 times a year to smuggle Bibles into the country and he brings me a bag of Vietnamese coffee beans every time.

Excellent stuff. Smooth, mellow, rich. Matter of fact, it's time for a refill. Get you some?

[PROCON]

smuggle Bibles into the country

A brave and righteous man.

Thanks, but I'll stick with my 'Murican coffee.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

President 0bama, build up a wall!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

BAN THE ILLINOIS FLAG!

[Texas Eagle]

Awright. Just thought I’d be all neighborly and offer.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Illinois is in a death spiral with its disregard to the sanctity of life and disdain of morality.

The are also financially bankrupt (the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois).

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The kind thing to do to Chicagoland would be to give the few remaining Conservatives a heads up to get out, then nuke it from orbit.

[rktman]

Is THAT what’s inciting these events? I wouldn’t have guessed. Hmmmm....’Ill-annoy’? Maybe.........

[PROCON]

You drink Vietnamese coffee, I drink "Seattle's Best" coffee.

We both drink commie-coffee!

[rktman]

Or a possible altervative would be to implement the hildebeast “suggestion” to do a test Austrailian type ‘buy-back’/confiscation. Yeah, that should work. I’m still trying to wrap my little pea brain around “buy back” since they never owned it or possessed it, how can the “buy it back”? (yeah, I know.)