We've all heard the statistics: Chicago is one of the most deadly U.S. cities. Eighty-two people were killed in a single July 4th weekend - two weekends ago. Again, 82 people murdered , including children and the elderly. We all watched when the president cried on national TV when just 20 kids at Sandy hook ES where shot and killed by a single individual, Adam Lanza. The president even remarked at a memorial service. We watched when Obama remarked on the killing in an Aurora movie theatre that saw James Holmes shoot, and kill, 12 people. The president has tried to increase restrictions on gun ownership, pushing for more background checks and psychiatric testing before Americans can purchase a gun, at the resistance of Congress. Fed up with the politics, and feeling ignored, Chicagoans took to the streets in protest last Friday. Reports indicate that American citizens staged a march and protest outside of the Chicago police department demandin...
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