The Gun Myth – Daily Signal

The tragically incompetent mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” last weekend to deflect attention from the horror show unfolding in her city by blaming interlopers for its spiking murder rate: “We are being inundated with guns from states that have virtually no gun control, no background checks, no ban on assault weapons—that is hurting cities like Chicago.” Although these accusations have been leveled by Chicago politicians for decades now, they are a myth.
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Freddy
3 years ago

Rockford has become pretty bad.

Chase Gioberti
3 years ago
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This statement implies Rockford was not bad in the recent past. As someone who lives nearby I can attest that Rockford has been a sewer for at least the last 20 years.

ThisIsBlank
3 years ago

What about all the of the surrounding areas that are being “inundated” by idiots living in Chicago? Why is it that just about no where else has this problem? What type of environment creates a factory turning out murderers?

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