If Chicago had the will and ability to put in jail a couple thousand of the worst offenders for a lengthy period of time, one would likely see a huge drop in these numbers - especially if they could keep putting the up and coming bad guys away.
But they don't. So they'd rather blame the guns. And 2020 Presidential candidates like Elizabeth Warren would instead like to hamstring law enforcement and DAs in putting criminals away.
No, no - that march was a huge success. Otherwise there would have been over 300 shootings. A lot of criminals watched the march, got weepy, turned in their illegal guns, stopped selling dope to dying neighborhoods and using plastic straws, and started selling sunflowers at NRA protests.
"The consensus is that no more than five to ten people in a hundred who die by gunfire in Los Angeles are any loss to society. These people fight small wars amongst themselves. It would seem a valid social service to keep them well-supplied with ammunition."
-- Jeff Cooper
I believe the Col. would say it applies to Chicago also
Manuel now saying that it’s not his policy that’s failing but the number of weapons on the street and a failure of VALUES! WTF? What exactly is his policy again? Oh I remember ..... gun control .... for respectful and responsible citizens.