Harsh penalties for gun crimes don’t make communities safer.
Tag: guns
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Caught between black and blue
Was the police shooting of Harith Augustus justified? Is Blue Lives Matter for white cops only? Three black Chicago-area officers talk about what things look like from where they stand.
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When a gun was considered a girl’s best fashion accessory
In the early 80s, a .38 revolver was just the thing for a modern woman to defend herself against assault.
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Fed up with gun violence, students demand ‘real change . . . today’
Students marching Saturday said they refused to let the violent deaths of friends go in vain.
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Chicago not adding more security at marathon, Cubs playoffs after Las Vegas mass shooting, and other news
Also, Robin Kelly to Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Most guns used in Chicago shootings come from out of state.
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Authorities investigating viral video in the mysterious death of Kenneka Jenkins, and other Chicago news
Also, former governor Rod Blagojevich speaks about his time in prison.
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R. Kelly is allegedly running an abusive ‘cult,’ and other Chicago news
Also, new Chicago Water Department emails show attempts at firearms deals and jokes about the city’s gun violence.
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The two-year Illinois budget stalemate is expected to end this week with a house vote, and other Chicago news
Also, the New York Daily News slams Rahm’s “DUMB TRACK MIND.”
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City Council ‘reluctantly’ approves measure to ease gun range restrictions, and other Chicago news
Also, high water levels in Lake Michigan could shrink local beaches this summer.
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Four former cops turned aldermen push for police access to assault rifles, and other Chicago news
Also, Heineken acquires the rest of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
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Emanuel’s pushing for undocumented immigrants and the homeless to get city-issued IDs, and other Chicago news
Also, an alderman wants to spend $25 million on programs to prevent gang and gun violence over the summer.
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City ethics board warns aldermen to not accept free tickets to White Sox home opener, and other Chicago news
Also, the ACLU criticizes former U.S. attorney Zachary Fardon’s open letter on Chicago violence.
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Without addressing racism, Mayor Emanuel’s violence-prevention plan will fail
Systemic racial prejudice was the single-biggest missing element from Rahm’s “major speech.”
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Did Rahm live up to his campaign promises on public safety?
By blaming legislators for weak gun laws, Mayor Emanuel has ducked questions about his policing strategies.
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Police chief: Time to trade the war on drugs for a war on guns
Garry McCarthy again calls for tougher sentences for gun offenders.