A necessary complement to legal gun ownership is legal recognition of the right to use them, both de jure and de facto. The wide discretion and unpredictability of district attorneys in their decisions to pursue charges against individuals using arms in clear self-defense can cost tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees even … Read more
The budget drafted by Lightfoot and approved by the City Council contains $411.6 million to implement “Our City, Our Safety.” $85 million on violence intervention, including victim services, street outreach and other violence reduction programs. $62 million for affordable housing and homeless programs. $80 million for assistance to families and youth jobs. $40 million … Read more
As we’ve noted in the past, buying and selling online has its risks. That’s why those who are prudent arrange to conduct their transactions in safe, public locations. But in Chicago, that’s getting harder to do every day. Take, for example, the case of a gentleman who wanted to sell a pair of high-dollar Nikes … Read more
If there’s a city in America that can’t afford to fire half its police officers, that would be Chicago. Yet here we are. Nearly half of Chicago’s 13,000 sworn cops have declined to share their personal health history regarding vaccinations with the City of Chicago by last Friday’s deadline. Now, they face termination by the … Read more
In recent days, Chicago has taken a series of bad news gut punches in the national media. Alongside the revelation that Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx refused to charge five gang members caught on video in a massive, deadly gun battle, news came of the Chicago Bears taking steps to leave the city for safer … Read more
By Larry Keane Insanity is repeating the same failing action but expecting success. Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing a perpetual crime problem and she continues to eliminate law enforcement positions and blame others. The mayor is in a war of words with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx about Chicago criminals taking Easy … Read more
Lori Lightfoot’s increasingly lawless Chicago reached a grim milestone on Thursday: 500 homicides so far this year. That’s more than 38 entire states tallied for the entire year of 2019. In fact, at the current rate, Murder City USA will likely reach homicide numbers not seen since the early 1990s. Violent criminals and gang members … Read more
At a closed meeting with dozens of community groups late last month, [Chicago Mayor Lori] Lightfoot said progress was being made but acknowledged there was much more to be done. “I feel like we’re getting traction, but it’s early in the process,” she said, according to a video of the meeting. “We’re thinking of how … Read more
A good guy with a gun sprang into action over the July 4th holiday weekend when he witnessed a gunman shooting multiple people in the Austin section of Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, a gunman shot three individuals that were standing in an alley at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Sunday. A 45-year-old woman named … Read more
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