Monday, July 07, 2025

Chicago at least 55 people shot, 8 fatally over Holiday

At least 55 people have been shot, eight fatally, in gun violence across the city over the Fourth of July weekend, Chicago police said. ABC7 is tracking holiday weekend shootings from the morning of Thursday, July 3 at midnight to the evening of Sunday, July 6 at 11:59 p.m.

Comments

They are mostly black so apparently their lives don't matter.

#1 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-07-07 04:21 PM

FEMA don't care about Texas.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-07 04:42 PM

I knew it would be Little Caesar's before I even opened the thread.

Her preferred political s(*&heaps are eviscerating constitutional rights and she's still playing the faux concern game with Chicago shooting victims.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-07-07 05:19 PM

Rash Of Mass Shootings Kills 10 In U.S. Ahead Of July 4 Holiday
www.huffpost.com

... In Fort Worth, three people were killed and eight wounded in a mass shooting following a local festival, police said on Tuesday. ...

U.S. President Joe Biden condemned the violence and renewed his calls to tighten America's lax gun laws.

"Our nation has once again endured a wave of tragic and senseless shootings," the president said in a statement released on Tuesday. Biden called on Republican lawmakers - who have generally blocked attempts to significantly reform gun safety laws and oppose Biden's push to reinstate a ban on assault weapons - "to come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reforms." ...



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 06:42 PM

Gun Deaths per Capita by State 2025
worldpopulationreview.com

...
Mississippi 29.6
Louisiana 28.2
New Mexico 27.3
Alabama 25.5
Missouri 24.2
Montana 23.9
Alaska 22.4
...

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 06:47 PM

All with weapons purchased elsewhere.
Gun control doesn't stand a chance when the neighbors actively undermine it.

#6 | Posted by morris at 2025-07-07 07:13 PM

Well, this looks interesting ...

City Crimes Involving Guns
www.security.org

...From skeet shooting to self-defense, guns are woven into the United States' DNA. While it's nearly impossible to nail down an exact number, Americans own an estimated 393 million guns " a number that accounts for nearly half of the entire world's firearm ownership. America's current population is approximately 326 million people, which means there are officially more guns than people nationwide. ...

With gun control as a mainstay topic in the news, we wanted to learn more about gun crimes occurring in major American cities. Here are our findings and conclusions based on data from the Gun Violence Archive. ...

Most Violent Cities

NUMBER OF GUN-RELATED INCIDENTS PER 10K RESIDENTS
Ocala, Florida 28.9
Detroit, Michigan 26.3
St. Louis, Missouri 26.1
Trenton, New Jersey 21.9
Baltimore, Maryland 21.8
Gary, Indiana 19.7
...


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-07 07:19 PM

They are mostly black so apparently their lives don't matter.
#1 | Posted by BellRinger

Nobody's lives matter enough to get Republicans supporting gun control.

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-07 07:23 PM

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