We suppose it’s progress that proponents of gun control are finally starting to pay attention to the ridiculously high number of gun homicides in Chicago. Global Grind’s Michael Skolnik has bought into the myth that 40 percent of guns are purchased without a background check, and now he’s (not surprisingly) adding the race angle to his grab for guns.
If 10 ppl were shot in Chicago in past 24 hours and nobody talks about it, did it really happen? If they weren't black, would America care?
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 27, 2013
More than 500 people were murdered in Chicago in 2012, but it took the Sandy Hook massacre for President Obama to assemble his gun violence task force.
If ten white people were shot in Chicago in the past 24 hours, the city would be on lock down. State of emergency. 10 black ppl? crickets.
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 27, 2013
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Those cricket sounds haven’t been coming from gun rights advocates, who have long been citing Chicago’s body count as proof that even the most strict gun control laws don’t keep criminals from getting their hands on firearms. And speaking of rights, Skolnik suggests that Americans’ Constitutional rights come with conditions.
The rights u take for granted are only valid if u fight to give those same rights to others. Fight for a peaceful life for kids in Chicago!
— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 27, 2013
What does it mean to fight for a peaceful life for kids in Chicago? Pass a national gun registry? Ban all guns?
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If it’s race keeping people from paying attention to gun deaths in Chicago, maybe Skolnik should have a chat with the folks at ThinkProgress, who seem preoccupied with accidental shootings at gun shows.
When do you start tweeting weekly Chicago murder stats? RT @thinkprogress: For the SIXTH time in ONE week, man shot at gun show. #icymi
— Calamity J. West (@StevieJWest) January 27, 2013
@StevieJWest @thinkprogress You can track Chicago homicides here: http://t.co/elUzspod
— Brian Cates //Flynn & Breitbart's Army! (@drawandstrike) January 27, 2013
#BecauseConsistency RT @drawandstrike: @StevieJWest @thinkprogress You can track Chicago homicides here: http://t.co/zR3qSE55
— Calamity J. West (@StevieJWest) January 27, 2013
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