CHICAGO, IL — Chicago has once again proved that stricter gun laws and gun-free zones don’t mean a thing to criminals.
Over the July 4th weekend, Chicago recorded 14 deaths and 82 others wounded. Several of these shootings involved officers, including one where a 14 year-old boy shot at officers with a revolver. Chicago has a major problem with violence, and the powers that be blame firearms for this violence. They seem to ignore the fact that they also have abject poverty, which is a large contributing factor to violence.
The superintendent of police for the City of Chicago, Garry McCarthy, blames the lack of gun laws for the recent violence:
“… without stronger gun laws, police will continue to face an uphill battle.”
I’m pretty sure that more gun laws aren’t going to solve this problem. What Chicago needs to do is stop appointing ultra-liberal judges that do not punish offenders. These liberal judges believe that criminals can be rehabilitated, no matter what the crime. Most of the shootings over the weekend were gang-related, and gang members very rarely get rehabilitated. These judges also do not want to punish minors as adults. Two of the officer-involved shootings were instigated by minors. One was 14 years old and the other was 16 years old. One of the suspects is a man that was wanted on a murder charge and had been arrested 21 times previously. Yes, it sounds as if rehabilitation is working just fine.
Liberals think that they can legislate their way to peace in a city of violence. This will never happen. The liberals can pass a thousand new gun laws and their violence will not drop, but will potentially increase, since law-abiding citizens will not be able to defend themselves, and the police simply do not have enough officers to be everywhere all the time.
Chicago is reaping the product of corrupt politicians passing imbecilic laws for the past 50 years. This problem is not going away anytime soon. As long as Chicago-ans elect people like Rahm Emanuel to office, they can expect more of the same. The saddest commentary is that this is not really all that unique to Chicago. They have averaged five shootings per day this year. Yes, gun laws are making a huge difference—it is creating an environment conducive to violent criminal activity.
Rahm Emanuel suffers from a serious disconnect. According to Emanuel, “Chicago’s violence problem is largely a gun problem.” No, Mayor, it is not largely a gun problem. It is largely a criminal problem. Criminals do not fear you or your law enforcement officials. They know that your liberal judges will take pity on them because of their upbringing and give them light sentences.
Keep on doing what you are doing, Chicago. You are proof that gun control does not work now, and will never work in the future. If you are a law-abiding citizen living in Chicago, leave now, while you are still alive. Move to a part of the country that respects your right to keep and bear arms. Mayor Emanuel is putting your lives at risk and does not seem to care.
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