CHICAGO — A bloody weekend in which seven people were killed and six wounded has put an abrupt end — at least for now — to hopes that Chicago was at least putting a lid on its frightening homicide rate.
With a few days left in the month, the nation's third-largest city now finds itself on the cusp of its deadliest January in more than a decade. The news comes just after Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy had announced that after several violent months, Chicago had seen a drop in homicides at the end of 2012 and for the first few weeks of 2013.
Police say the homicide rate is a reflection of the city's gang problem and a proliferation of guns. Chicago has for years tried to cut off the flow of guns. It has what city officials have called the strictest handgun ordinance in the U.S. But police officials say more needs to be done, and that penalties for violating gun laws should be stiffer.
Among those killed over the weekend was 34-year-old Ronnie Chambers, who was shot in the head with what police believe was an assault weapon. Such guns are banned in Chicago but can be purchased legally in the suburbs or nearby states. Chambers is the fourth child of Shirley Chambers to fall victim to gun violence.
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Obamies home town Chicago, some people say ,but his real home town is in Kenya
All i see is perhaps a ruger pistol and a handful of old shotguns. Where are all the AR-15's and AK-47's? Looks like the biggest gun problem in chicago is the liberals in charge of the city... and the already too-restrictive gun laws...
It's the democrat gang thats the problem. Bunch of stupid people voteing the party line. Looks like you get what you vote for.
stupid stupid people run that city..so their solution 2 a dumb law already on the books...and they still have a problem? n want to pass another stupid law because no abides by the first one ....democrats issssss so stupid
The guns shown are nothing more than a photo opt. Or perhaps they just laid them down and ran back to their section 8 housing to wait for another Obama check that will come tomorrow.
The problem in Chicago is racial. We are witnessing the de-evolution of a certain rap hip hop culture that has lost it's humanity.
Thanks be to the progressive liberal mantra of tolerance and inclusiveness. It is a social design strategy that has failed miserably. The spoils of society have gained prominence by virtue of mob and gang mentality.
Too many people are blind to the violence in Democrat controlled cities and states. Our state run media will embed a reporter with troops in Afghanistan but will not do the same in the war zone that is Chicago or Detroit. We should see them on the street with their helmets and PRESS bulletproof vests "going live in 3...2...1..."
Too many assault weapons on display. People that don't know think this what assault weapons look like. Oooo let's ban them
You can not impose laws on those who have no intention of following laws. Why is this such a difficult concept to grasp?!
I'm sure the owners of these guns went through the same background check I did...
For years I've been reading about the African Americans doing most of the crimes. I didn't believe it at first. But now I do realize , the media doesn't report because of what , I don't know.
The stats don't lie , what's wrong with these people , they are not slaves anymore , when you think about it , we saved their forefathers from death in Africa , the most feared country to live in now.
Chicago is a good example of an African community.
Take their guns away from them and leave ours alone. As a matter of fact why don't you find the rightful owners of those guns because I am certain they were stolen from law abiding citizens.
As a matter of fact why don't you find the rightful owners of those guns because I am certain they were stolen from law abiding citizens.
February 2, 2013 at 2:43 PM
Or sold by a cop after one of those gun buy back programs.
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