4 Dead, 24 Wounded in Weekend Chicago Violence

[billh58]

2. So the people who were

shot but didn't die don't count in your book? Do you actually believe that relaxed gun laws in Chicago is the cause of things "getting better?" Really? Your question, "Chicago needs to do something, but what?" is right out of the NRA/Gungeon scripted talking point of attempting to deflect the blame for gun violence on anyone but the right-wing gun lobby.

There is no one quick fix for the gun violence problem in this nation, and Chicago is just a very visible symptom. The answer lies in defeating the right-wing gun lobby and their marketing arm, the NRA. We need universal and stringent background checks before anyone can purchase a lethal weapon. We need local permitting to purchase, and meaningful waiting periods. In short, we need to raise the standards nationwide for purchasing a firearm, and make them more difficult to obtain.

The Constitution does not preclude limiting and regulating the Second Amendment, and when compared to the other civil rights enumerated by the Bill of Rights, is the only one with the potential cause instant death. We should not treat the "right" to bear arms with the same latitude as we treat the "right" to free speech. Hate speech does not kill, but a hateful person with a gun can, and often does, cause death and injury.