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Over a dozen shot at Chicago memorial for victim of gun violence
NY Post ^ | Dec. 22, 2019 | Lee Brown

Posted on 12/22/2019 11:29:06 AM PST by libstripper

A memorial for a Chicago man shot dead earlier this year turned into a bloodbath early Sunday with at least 13 people getting shot, according to authorities.

The house party just days before Christmas was to honor the birthday of Lonell Irvin, a 22-year-old man fatally shot during an attempted carjacking in April, sources told the Chicago Tribune.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chicago; keepingitreal; rtkba; shootings
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The NY Post is being really disingenuous calling poor, deceased little Lonell Irwin a "victim of gun violence." If you follow the link in the article to the Chicago Tribune article, you'll find poor Lonell was fatally, and legitimately, shot by a CCW holder whose BMW he tried to carjack. Just one more reason to carry.
1 posted on 12/22/2019 11:29:06 AM PST by libstripper
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How ironic!


2 posted on 12/22/2019 11:31:24 AM PST by lee martell
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Talk about irony. Gun control works so well for Democrats... in Chiraq.


3 posted on 12/22/2019 11:31:24 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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People shooting each other over a dead hood thug. And I should care, why exactly?


4 posted on 12/22/2019 11:34:52 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Talk about irony. Gun control works so well for Democrats... in Chiraq.

Chicago's gun ban was ruled un-Constitutional more than seven years ago. Please catch-up with the news.

Having said that, Englewood is one of Chicago's top three gun violence/gang-banging/drug infested neighborhoods. Anyone who follows the websites HeyJackass.com or SecondCityCop.com knows this.

Personally, I'm so glad I don't ride the commuter train into the city through that neighborhood anymore. Yes, I've been on the train when it got shot at. Thankfully the trains have bulletproof glass (I'm NOT kidding.) FRA Part 223 Glazing stamped right on the windows.

5 posted on 12/22/2019 11:36:21 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: libstripper

Makes 36 or so now. :-)


6 posted on 12/22/2019 11:36:35 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Getting where we can believe very little of their portrayals.


7 posted on 12/22/2019 11:40:29 AM PST by Luke21
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Even when they had gun control, it had no impact on the homicide rate.

Some parts of the country are so dangerous you couldn’t pay me to live there.

Like the South Side of Chicago. That’s what hell on earth looks like.


8 posted on 12/22/2019 11:40:54 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Morals, values, impulse control, Democrat-stronghold city....

Not surprised.

9 posted on 12/22/2019 11:41:13 AM PST by simpson96
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Gun control actually made the problem WORSE. I'd have to go back and dig the stats back up (there somewhere here on my hdd...) which showed the homicide rate was higher in one of the last 5 years prior to ending gun control than it has been since.

The near South, West and NorthWest parts of the city are the most dangerous. Downtown Chicago in the business district and mostly speaking on the "Magnificent Mile" you're as safe as any other big city in the country with occasional issues with the "urban youths" and their flash mob b.s. happening on the Magnificent Mile (because that's where all the money and "rich white people" are.)

I'm only in this state a few more years until I retire. I've been trying to find a comparable job anywhere in Tennessee or Arizona, my two choices to go to when I retire. If I can find one, great -- I'm outta here. If not, I've downsized and minimized enough that the constant new taxes we get hammered with aren't affecting me much at all. I've become an efficient minimalist and generally speaking, very good at avoiding taxes.

10 posted on 12/22/2019 11:46:22 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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That headline with “gun violence” makes me want to puke. The correct tern us “thug violence.”


11 posted on 12/22/2019 11:51:11 AM PST by forgotten man
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Interesting that #GunControlNow isn't trending on Twitter. No statements made by Moms Demand Action or David Hogg blaming the NRA.

Of course, if this shooting happened in a suburban area and the shooter was white it'll be breaking news everywhere.

12 posted on 12/22/2019 11:51:13 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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“I’m only in this state a few more years until I retire. I’ve been trying to find a comparable job anywhere in Tennessee or Arizona, my two choices to go to when I retire. If I can find one, great — I’m outta here. If not, I’ve downsized and minimized enough that the constant new taxes we get hammered with aren’t affecting me much at all. I’ve become an efficient minimalist and generally speaking, very good at avoiding taxes.”

As a former Shitchicagoan who left in 1971 and has lived here in TN for a bit over 31 years, I say we’re glad to have you, provided you’re a Republican who supports the 2d Amendment, likes small government, and loves low taxes.


13 posted on 12/22/2019 11:54:17 AM PST by libstripper
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Washington should put out travel warnings for Chicago like they do other nations for gun/gang battles.


14 posted on 12/22/2019 11:56:18 AM PST by caww
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I live in a small rural Colorado mountain town. Crime and gangs are one of the things I don’t have to worry about.

I never want to live in a big city again and also my vote counts for something here.


15 posted on 12/22/2019 11:57:48 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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That’s the evil thing about the whole “gun violence” bit—it deliberately conflates legitimate lethal self defense with firearms and illegal violence with them, all with the horrific purpose of promoting gun confiscation.


16 posted on 12/22/2019 11:57:48 AM PST by libstripper
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Put the friggen criminals behind bars. This turnstile (in)justice has to end.


17 posted on 12/22/2019 12:00:00 PM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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I’ve been to Chicago. As long as you stay in the tourist area, you’re safe. Had a good time while I was there.

It doesn’t mean I would want to live there.


18 posted on 12/22/2019 12:01:36 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Sir, I am not a Republican. I am a Conservative. Hard-core Conservative.

I love your state. Been there many times. Recently interviewed for Unum Insurance in Chattanooga. Didn't work out so I'm still looking. I really like that part of Tennessee for some reason. Also like Nashville very much and outside of Pigeon Forge (in the mountains) as well.

You live in a beautiful state with really wonderful people. I've never met anyone in Tennessee who wasn't friendly. Truth.

19 posted on 12/22/2019 12:03:02 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Ferals gonna feral...


20 posted on 12/22/2019 12:03:44 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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