I’m sharing this, not to politicize a tragic situation, but because the laws that led to this truly anger me.
Chicago has done everything in its power to limit access to firearms by its residents. They have to travel outside of Chicago to lawfully purchase one or practice their shooting skills. A concealed pistol license is nearly impossible to obtain. And yet, gangbangers are able to get firearms with relative ease. There are areas where CPD doesn’t go unless absolutely necessary, not that they - or the numerous gun control laws implemented by Chicago - can actually prevent anything.
It doesn’t matter that, if true, most of the guns obtained by gangbangers come from outside of Illinois. WISHING that wasn’t true doesn’t stop or prevent anything, and with CPD pulling back from troubled areas, primarily communities of color, preventing law abiding citizens from protecting themselves is nothing short of criminal.
It’s time for Chicago, specifically, and the State of Illinois in general, to recognize that its gun control policies and laws have failed miserably - communities of color are paying the price. THESE ARE RACIST POLICIES, as gun control has been since day one.
Chicago, Illinois, LET YOUR PEOPLE EXERCISE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS.
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