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Originally Posted by halfpint
And in the mean time you keep shooting each other
Chicago murder rate sets new record
A Thursday evening shooting in the west side of Chicago marked a milestone for the Windy City: for the first time since 2008, the city can likely claim 500 homicides in a single year.
With still a few days to go until the new year, 40-year-old Nathaniel T. Jackson became the five-hundredth person killed in Chicago, Illinois since the start of 2012.
In 2011, the city saw only 435 homicides.
Superintendent Garry McCarthy confirmed to the Chicago Tribune late Thursday night that the passing of Mr. Jackson marked murder number 500 for the Windy City, and that no suspect had been identified by the police at that point. On Friday afternoon, though, the department issued a statement to the press reclassifying a death earlier in the week as being still under investigation. With that update, the slaying of Jackson makes him one murder shy of the 500 mark, but with a homicide rate of more than one per day, that milestone is expected to be met before 2012 comes to a close.
Discussing the grim news on Friday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it was ?an unfortunate and tragic milestone, which not only marks a needless loss of life but serves as a reminder of the damage that illegal guns and conflicts between gangs cause in our neighborhoods.?
Emanuel, a former Obama administration staffer known like the president for his staunch pro-gun control stance, condemned the National Rifle Association earlier this month after the NRA?s vice president asked for armed guards in every school across America.
"That is not the right answer for our society, our schools and most importantly our children,? Emanuel said.
http://rt.com/usa/news/chicago-murder-year-city-038/ |
And now for the rest of the story!
http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2012/...cides-in-2012/
"Tough Gun Control Laws In Action: Chicago Hits 500 Homicides in 2012"
"Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will I?m sure will try to defend the strict gun control measures that have been in place that were recently found unconstitutional by a federal judge. It?s a wasted defense. The verdict has been reached in the arena of simple facts, their gun control measures have been a failure.
WGN in Chicago reports that Chicago has reached 500 homicides for 2012. 500!
Chicago has hit a dismal milestone. A late night shooting has marked the city?s 500th homicide for the year.
40-year-old Nathaniel Jackson was shot on the city?s West Side around 9 p.m Thursday. He was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. The victim?s family has confirmed his identity.
Chicago Police say Jackson was shot in the head while standing outside a convenience store at Augusta Boulevard and Lavergne Avenue in the Austin Neighborhood.
One relative told WGN that Jackson had recently been released from jail and was living with a friend on the West Side.
Circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear. No arrests have been made.
What?s sad is that it isn?t the first time Chicago has reached the 500 mark. They also hit 500 in 2008.
Gun control does not prevent gun crime ? period. It would be far more productive to address the root causes of violence than the instruments that some use. The news out of Chicago should discourage tougher (and unconstitutional) gun control laws, but I?m sure that will fall on deaf ears with Feinstien and company."
