The mayor’s approach prompted quick backlash. But, she said, those who do not abide “by clear directions on how they have to conduct themselves in public, we’re not going to hesitate to take action.” ![]() “My interest is not rounding up young people and throwing them in the back of a wagon,” Lightfoot said. Lightfoot said she expected people to abide by the restrictions, dismissing concerns that arrest or other penalties would be the city’s first means of enforcement. Perceptions that a major tourist area is dangerous “can be a deal breaker” as travelers decide where to go, said Sharon Zou, an assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. The violence comes as Chicago, like most cities, is slowly seeing its downtown revitalize following the pandemic. “We need to make sure they are safe and importantly that our young people understand and respect basic community norms, respect for themselves, respect for each other, and we must ensure that every one of our residents and visitors - no matter who they are or where they come from or how old they are - are able to safely enjoy our public spaces,” Lightfoot said at a news conference Monday. On Monday, Lightfoot also moved up the city’s 11 p.m. She ordered that minors won’t be allowed in Millennium Park unless accompanied by an adult after 6 p.m. According to gun owners on reddit, blacks/latinos don't count when shot, so we only include them for, like, science and stuff.CHICAGO > A clampdown on Chicago teens’ access to a popular downtown park and an earlier weekend curfew following the fatal shooting of a teenager has revived longstanding accusations that City Hall cares more about the city’s sparkling lakefront and downtown over neighborhoods where hundreds have been killed or hurt by gun violence.Ĭhicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the response was part of an effort to keep visitors and Chicagoans safe, including the city’s youth. FORUM RULES AND SUPER COOL WIKI WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO Links /r/guncontrol /r/ShitAmericansSay /r/enoughlibertarianspam /r/abolish /r/neveragain /r/neveragainmovement Harvard Firearms Research Violence Policy Center Smart Gun Laws Open Secrets' Report on the NRA LA Times Homicide Report GVPedia Everytown for Gun Safety CRACK NUTS THE EASY WAY!® Destroy NRA talking points - like the discredited NRA definition of assault rifle, calling guns "tools" (false equivalencies), "Suicides: I don't care that gun owner kills themselves more," "Guns don't kill people" and more! Gabour showing his rifle to r/guns. involve domestic violence and/or juvenile victims. More than a third of all mass shootings in the U.S. was caused by gunshot! THE FORUM MAINTAINS THE ONLY CROWD-SOURCED MASS SHOOTING* TRACKER IN THE WORLD 386 Mass Shootings in 2023 753 Mass Shootings in 2022 818 Mass Shootings in 2021 696 Mass Shootings in 2020 503 Mass Shootings in 2019 426 Mass Shootings in 2018 427 Mass Shootings in 2017 477 Mass Shootings in 2016 371 Mass Shootings in 2015 325 Mass Shootings in 2014 339 Mass Shootings in 2013 Complete lists for each year available at * Mass shootings are defined as incidents in which 4 or more people are shot in a single shooting incident (including the perpetrator when applicable). ![]() Between 20, 1 out of every 74 deaths in the U.S. ![]() has killed more Americans since 1968 than have died in ALL the wars in this country's history. ![]() 2015-2017 2014 and earlier Bottom line? Gun violence in the U.S. Unsurprisingly, Fox News blatantly misrepresents the facts by claiming that MST "counts in its tally any shooting that leaves two or more people wounded or killed" (in fact, we define "mass shooting" as an incident of violence in which four or more people are shot). Our work on gun violence - which is not just limited to our highly esteemed crowd-sourced mass shooting tracker (created by *cough* /u/BillySpeed) - has been cited by: Time, The Washington Times, Newsweek, Snopes, Modern Healthcare, Fox News, etc., etc. 0 1939 None Welcome to /r/GunsAreCool, the most downvote brigaded sub on reddit! Today's gun owner downvoting is currently: High.
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