Barack Obama calls for "common-sense gun reform" in a New York Times editorial.

[BADecker]

One-hundred people shot in Chicago in first 10 days of 2016

Twitchy  by Brett Taylor 4:46 am

If President Obama needs a shocking gun statistic to add to his State of the Union address Tuesday night, he can point out that 100 people have been shot in Chicago in the first 10 days of the new year. If you can call it good news, only 20 percent or so of those shootings proved fatal.

lies. .@POTUS Executive Action prevents this from happening https://t.co/CZAqIVJbUd

— contrary 2 ordinary (@aGuyFromTX) January 12, 2016

It wouldn’t be the first time Obama has acknowledged the gun violence in Chicago. In his January 5 address to the nation on his executive actions on guns, just after he wiped a tear from his cheek for the children of Sandy Hook to the sound of 1,000 camera lenses, he noted that, “by the way, it happens on the streets of Chicago every day.” We haven’t noticed him tear up yet, though. Maybe he’s just relieved to live “in a reasonably good neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago” that isn’t so dangerous.

Over 100 people shot in Chicago during first 10 days of 2016: https://t.co/4qyfmt7bZM pic.twitter.com/DJxdQso6q1

— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) January 12, 2016

“Every week there’s a story about a young person getting shot” in Chicago, the president later told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, who noted that “fifty-five people have been shot in Chicago in the last seven days.” And yes, that is why the NRA points to Chicago as an example of gun control laws not working.

REMEMBER, ACCORDING TO THE DEMOCRATS, THIS IS INDIANA'S FAULT @WGNNews

— FYI (@fyisocialnews) January 12, 2016

Precisely. As the president pointed out:

Well, the problem is, is that about 30, 40 percent of those guns are coming from Indiana, across the border, where there are much laxer laws. And so folks will go to a gun show and purchase a whole bunch of firearms, put them in a van, drive up into Mike Pfleger’s neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, where his parish is, open up the trunk, and those things are for sale.

“Now, technically, you could say those folks bought them illegally,” the president confirmed.

10 days into new year, more than 100 people shot in Chicago https://t.co/qZd5oKx4Ko

— ChicagoBreaking (@ChicagoBreaking) January 11, 2016

10 days into 2016 and 100 people have been shot in Chicago. We really have to do something

— Prince Trilliam Abu (@PoloWill) January 12, 2016

This is absolutely insane: 10 days into new year, more than 100 people shot in Chicago https://t.co/ouCUBPdFGU

— Rev. Akil Dickens (@Akilkd) January 12, 2016

The Mayor has lost totally control of Chicago, over 100 people shot in Chicago in first 10 days of 2016. Emanuel its time for you to Go!

— mel reynolds (@melreynoldsU) January 12, 2016

Agreed about the mayor, but who’s Emanuel, president of the NRA or something?

Chicago: over 100 people shot within the first 10 days of 2016…. I don't think Detroit has ever seen numbers like that…

— Rolling Stone (@FreshChester248) January 12, 2016

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Should take all the guns away from cops for 10 days, and see if the statistic goes up or down.

[countryfree]

Funny that the guy who says that the people should not have guns is the most protected man in the world, with hundreds of heavily armed men dedicated to his own unique protection, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers with the best guns available under his direct command.

[galdur]

[galdur]

I was going to bed when I remembered that I had left the light in the garage on. Was half way out the door when I saw that there were some guys carrying stuff out and loading their van.
I called the police and asked them to send a unit.
But was told that no units were available, but I should lock all the doors and they would send someone soon.
Ok I said and hung up. Two minutes later I called again and told them  "I called earlier and asked you to send a car because there are thieves in my garage. But it´s no hurry now because I went and shot the thieves, all six of them "
Within three minutes, six police cars, a helicopter, a fire truck and three ambulances arrived.
The thieves were arrested and one policeman came to me and said: "Didn´t you say that you shot those guys. You could land in trouble for misleading the police." I replied, "Didn´t you say that no units were available?"

[Spendulus]

I can´t copy paste from bloody New York Times, those wankers have some block for that, but
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