'Easy' solution for increased violence? Chicago mayor calls for more gun control! Wants Trump to impose 'assault weapons' ban, background checks that already exist

wnd.com ^ | 7/16/2020 | Wnd Staff

[rktman]

Chicago already has among the nation's strictest gun-control laws in response to the perpetual violence in the city's West Side and South Side minority neighborhoods.

But Mayor Lori Lightfoot contends the way to handle the recent increase in shootings and deaths is even more gun control.

On Wednesday she was reacting to President Trump's warning that the federal government may intervene in Democratic-run cities where the violence is only getting worse amid the unrest in response to the death of George Floyd, the Chicago Tribune reported.

"If the president was really committed to helping us deal with our violence, he would do some easy things," the mayor said. "What he would push for is universal background checks, he would push for an assault weapons ban, he would push to make sure that people who are banned from getting on airplanes can’t get guns."

[hanamizu]

They call it ‘gun violence’ because they dare not name the source of the violence. I have a few guns scattered about and none of them have resorted to violence.

[lurk]

The dem cities are paralyzed because all of the appropriate solutions are politically incorrect.

[AppyPappy]

We need a ban on the weapons that aren’t being used in these crimes. Another ban. Besides the one we have. In short, we need to ban these banned weapons.