From the Chicago Tribune:
1,000 more people shot in Chicago compared with same time last year
A thousand more people have been shot in Chicago this year compared with the same time last year after a weekend that saw eight people killed and at least 40 wounded, according to police and data compiled by the Tribune.
At least 3,475 people had been shot in the city as of shortly after midnight Monday compared with 2,441 people shot this time last year, an increase of 1,034, according to Tribune data. There have been at least 595 homicides this year compared with 409 this time last year, an increase of 186.
How are those gun laws working out for you - Chicago has some of the most stringent and draconian gun laws of any city in the USA. It is worth noting that Chicago has been under Democratic party rule for 92 years - the last Republican mayor was Big Bill Thompson who led the city from 1915 to 1923. Detroit is also having serious problems as I noted two days ago - another city with over 50 years of Democratic leadership rule.
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