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From today's WSJ.
It's all about the "Ghost Guns" according to Dementia Joe. Where's Lori and Foxy Lady? Hiding behind BLM and Jussie?
"Violence in Chicago is so routine these days that it barely registers as news. But in case you missed it, gunfire killed six more people and wounded 21 others between Friday night and Monday morning in the Windy City.
Lee Carter Jr. , age 17, died early Saturday after being shot in the chest while standing in a home driveway. An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized in fair condition after she was shot in the neck.
Children account for 64 of the 671 people shot in Chicago so far this year. Overall, the city had 797 murders last year—a 60% increase compared to 2019. Some 4,375 people were shooting victims in Chicago in 2021, up from 2,598 two years prior.
Democrats blame guns for the violence, and on Monday President Biden announced a new regulation on firearms, including restrictions on privately made weapons. Yet Illinois already has strict gun laws. It requires a license for all gun ownership and universal background checks, among other rules. Chicago bans assault weapons, silencers, mufflers and laser sights; limits the sale of handguns and high-capacity magazines; and restricts sales at gun shows. This amounts to much of the progressive gun-control wish list, but it isn’t making Chicago safer.
The real problem is the lack of political will to stop the mayhem. Between 2020 and 2021, Chicago cut its police budget by some $63 million. Crime spiked, and the city responded by restoring and increasing police funding. But by cutting vacancies it shrunk the authorized force more than 600 members between 2019 and 2022, according to data from the mayor’s office.
The damage to police morale lingers, and recruitment remains difficult amid soaring officer resignations and retirements. But the police department now has only 11,704 active sworn members, down from 13,023 in May 2020, according to the Chicago inspector general’s office. Like other cities, Chicago is discovering that the damage done to law and order in 2020 cannot be easily undone. Children are the all-too-routine victims."
It's all about the "Ghost Guns" according to Dementia Joe. Where's Lori and Foxy Lady? Hiding behind BLM and Jussie?
"Violence in Chicago is so routine these days that it barely registers as news. But in case you missed it, gunfire killed six more people and wounded 21 others between Friday night and Monday morning in the Windy City.
Lee Carter Jr. , age 17, died early Saturday after being shot in the chest while standing in a home driveway. An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized in fair condition after she was shot in the neck.
Children account for 64 of the 671 people shot in Chicago so far this year. Overall, the city had 797 murders last year—a 60% increase compared to 2019. Some 4,375 people were shooting victims in Chicago in 2021, up from 2,598 two years prior.
Democrats blame guns for the violence, and on Monday President Biden announced a new regulation on firearms, including restrictions on privately made weapons. Yet Illinois already has strict gun laws. It requires a license for all gun ownership and universal background checks, among other rules. Chicago bans assault weapons, silencers, mufflers and laser sights; limits the sale of handguns and high-capacity magazines; and restricts sales at gun shows. This amounts to much of the progressive gun-control wish list, but it isn’t making Chicago safer.
The real problem is the lack of political will to stop the mayhem. Between 2020 and 2021, Chicago cut its police budget by some $63 million. Crime spiked, and the city responded by restoring and increasing police funding. But by cutting vacancies it shrunk the authorized force more than 600 members between 2019 and 2022, according to data from the mayor’s office.
The damage to police morale lingers, and recruitment remains difficult amid soaring officer resignations and retirements. But the police department now has only 11,704 active sworn members, down from 13,023 in May 2020, according to the Chicago inspector general’s office. Like other cities, Chicago is discovering that the damage done to law and order in 2020 cannot be easily undone. Children are the all-too-routine victims."