From abc7chicago.com:
Gun violence made it a deadly weekend on some of Chicago’s streets. Police Superintendent Jody Weis places the blame on too many guns and gangs. The victims have ranged in age from 12 to 65.
The Chicago Police Department says it definitely has a plan. By ABC 7 News’ count, six shootings were fatal over the weekend. CPD puts that number at four. Regardless of the number, after another weekend of gun violence, Chicago Police blame a rash of shootings on too many guns and the gangs that use the weapons illegally.
“You just have too many guns and too many gangs and too much drugs on the street,” said Weis.
By at least one unofficial count, more than 30 people were either wounded or shot to death since Friday.
And from CNN:
An epidemic of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least 32 people shot and six killed.
Police Superintendent Jody Weis blamed an excess of guns and gangs for the rash of violence.
“There are just too many weapons here,” Weis said at a news conference Sunday. “Too many guns, too many gangs.”
At the time of that news conference, the toll was 26 separate shootings and four deaths. Later, three more shootings were reported within two hours on the West Side late Sunday and early Monday, resulting in two more deaths and four more people wounded, police said.
The other weekend shootings were scattered all over the city. Police said they included gang shootings, drive-by attacks, and even one case in which someone used an AK-47 to shoot up a plumbing supply store.
But how can this be? Both the state of Illinois, and the city of Chicago, are the most restrictive locations for gun ownership. We are told time and time again that all we have to do is ban guns and crime will disappear. Well, Chicago has all but banned guns, and what are we seeing?
More and more gun violence, because the criminals now know that their intended victims are completely disarmed and vulnerable. Since the overworked and underpaid law enforcement officers cannot be in all places at the same time, the criminals are able to act freely and with impunity.
This is the environment the locals and their elected representatives have wanted, a “gun-free” city … I hope they’re happy with the results.
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1 Victor // Apr 26, 2008 at 10:20 am
Arrest all gang members and start a new gang. It is called the chain gang. After a few years with this new gang and busting rocks these punks might find something better to do than deal drugs.