{"id":3285,"date":"2024-05-15T02:23:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2024-05-15T02:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T02:23:32","slug":"happy-mothers-day-chicago-style-5-homicides-26-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3285","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mother&#8217;s Day, Chicago-Style: 5 Homicides, 26 Wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/AP23060171906789-560x373.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Election 2023 Chicago Mayor\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>How does Chicago celebrate Mother\u2019s Day? Sadly, it\u2019s not a joke. In a day set aside to revere mothers nationwide, Chicago\u2019s gang bangers and criminal class opt instead to deliver hot lead instead of flowers. The final body count, <a href=\"https:\/\/heyjackass.com\/\">tallied by the fine folks at HeyJackass.com<\/a>: 5 homicides and 26 wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Why, it\u2019s almost like the Wild West. Oh wait. The Wild West was probably safer.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the so-called \u201cWild West\u201d didn\u2019t have any of the gun control that Illinois residents suffer under today. In fact, for those keeping track, the Land of Lincoln is ranked the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/state-rankings\/strictest-gun-laws-by-state\">eighth strictest for gun control nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And our organization Guns Save Life is working to change that through legal action challenging the constitutionality of the Firearm Owners ID Card Act as well as the so-called \u201cProtect Illinois Communities Act\u201d gun and magazine ban. The PICA gun ban clearly isn\u2019t living up to its name.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s life like on the ground in the Windy City? Greg Bishop of The Center Square hosts veteran Chicago reporter William Kelly to discuss it every Monday morning. Here\u2019s what the most recent report sounded like:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WMr4llemyTE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chicago reporter discusses crime, CTU contract, DNC concerns\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WMr4llemyTE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Mr. Kelly noted, more and more people are having serious concerns about the upcoming Democrat National Convention coming up in the third week of August.<\/p>\n<p>Wirepoints covered some of Mayor Brandon Johnson\u2019s remarks from this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Whose side will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson be on if protesters become lawbreakers at the August Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and how will he direct police to respond?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Concerns that Johnson will side with lawbreakers already are common, and Johnson\u2019s \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2024\/05\/12\/mayor-johnson-first-year-in-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview published Sunday<\/a>\u00a0by the Chicago Tribune should increase those concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>The interviewers asked Johnson whether he agreed with police who forcibly broke up a recent protest at the Chicago Art Institute, arresting many protesters. Johnson answered that his primary concern was protesters\u2019 rights. The reporters pressed further, asking, \u201cWas the final response, the outcome \u2014 which led to dozens of arrests \u2014 was that necessary?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Johnson\u2019s answer:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\"><em>Well, in some instances \u2014 and I\u2019ve been a part of these demonstrations \u2014 in some instances, arrests are part of the objective. I\u2019ll say it like that. I\u2019ve taken arrest before. It\u2019s not unprecedented for demonstrators to take arrest. The most important thing, though, here is that the First Amendment? Protected. Keeping people safe, it\u2019s the primary goal, and we\u2019ve done both of those.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, it sounds almost like Mayor Johnson\u2019s coming down on the side of the \u201cmostly peaceful\u201d Antifa anarchists, not law-and-order.<\/p>\n<p>Comparisons between the DNC 1968 convention fiasco and 2024 have already started flying. The consensus is that the only difference between 1968 and 2024 is that Chicago\u2019s then-Mayor Richard Daley supported law-and-order while Mayor Brandon Johnson supports the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line: the everyday gang violence in Chicago is reason enough to avoid the place. However, given the hordes of Antifa troublemakers no doubt descending on the city this summer, you don\u2019t want to be within a quarter tank of gas of the DNC convention August 19-22.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/happy-mothers-day-chicago-style-5-homicides-26-wounded\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson celebrates with supporters, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago. Johnson and Paul Vallas will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term. (AP Photo\/Paul Beaty) Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 How does Chicago celebrate Mother\u2019s Day? 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