Monday, July 04, 2022

Deadly Chicago: Mass Shootings In Chicago And Highland Park!

Mass Shootings in Chicago and Highland Park, Illinois.

Almost 400 mass shootings this year.

Gun violence is still around. It will not end until we hold gun manufactures accountable. It will not end until we mandate that all firearm owners be required to own insurance. It will not end until we ban the use of military style weapons in the hands of civilians and non-law enforcement. It will not end until we stop using firearms as props in political ads targeted to white nationalist voters. It will not stop until we end the leadership of National Rifle Association chairman Wayne LaPierre.

I usually do the same copy and paste, the poll and the obvious reactions like most Americans who hear about another mass shooting. This time I want to let you know what your tasks are to stay alive if you are involved in a mass shooting.

An active shooter doesn't care about the politics, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, your finances, your family, your plans that day, your successes, your failures, and most importantly, your life.

The shooter is motivated within seconds to take out as many people as he/she can.

What to do to protect your life.

1. Run - If you hear sounds like firecrackers, popping sounds or suspicious activities around a large gathering (i.e. malls, stores, clubs, public gatherings), if you can flee, run away from the shooter. Do not run in a straight path of the sight. Move around and zig-zag if possible to keep yourself out the line of fire. It's best to not film a shooter commiting the act. If you are willing to risk your life for a viral video, more power to you but its best to stay out of the line of fire by running away.

2. Hide - If you are involved in an active shooting, you must barricade yourself in a room and keep doors locked, lights off, phones on silent. Do not go into restrooms, lockers and kitchens. Those are most likely places where shooters often go. If you can barricade a room to prevent a shooter from getting in, it eliminate the opportunity for the shooter to get through. Make sure you keep your voice low when you're involved in mass shooting. Call 9-1-1 if you can.

3. Fight - If you are willing to risk your life or willing to film the incident, you have no choice but to fight. Make sure you grab something that is powerful enough to disarm a shooter. Do not confront a shooter in the midst of sight. Make yourself not visible if you're trying to fight. Do not think being a "good guy with a gun" is going to stop a bad guy. The cops don't see good guys trying to stop bad guys. They see active shooters and they will shoot anyone who is armed regardless of the matter. If you're ready to fight, be prepared to die. It's best to not be easily seen if you're trying to stop a shooter. But if you are willing to go hero, you could die a hero or an idiot.

The third largest city in the United States is a scapegoat for the far-right. They often use the city of Chicago as their wedge issue when it comes to "Black on whatever" crime, gun rights and Democratic politics. There were over 70 people shot in Chicago this weekend alone.

The nation is also talking about a mass shooting in neighboring Highland Park where a terrorist opened fire on people watching a parade.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot, Highland Park mayor Nancy Rostering, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and the U.S. Representatives of Illinois are notified of the latest mass shootings in Chicago.

A 17-year-old was among five people wounded in a mass shooting early Monday in Parkway Gardens, according to Chicago fire and police officials.

Officials responded to a call of multiple people shot about 12:20 a.m. in the 6500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive, a spokesperson with the fire department said.

The teen was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm, Chicago police said.

A man, 30, sustained gunshot wounds to the body, two men, both 19, were shot in the leg, and another man, about 25, was shot in the knee.

All five victims were listed in fair condition, police said.

Police said preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have been traveling in a black SUV.

Chicago has had over 1.000 shootings in the year. 

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There were mass shootings on the July 4th weekend.

The two incidents in Chicago and Highland Park during the holiday weekend only sparks more discussion about how Congress can't really do much other to stop gun violence. They passed a law that raise the age and stop ex-lovers from purchasing firearms. Oh, they also gave funding to mental illness.

Most of these shooters are not mentally ill. They are specifically coordinated and rational when they carry out these attacks.

Lawn chairs left behind after a mass shooting.

The Congress failed at stopping the straw purchases, nor the interstate travel of firearms from gun friendly Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri and Iowa. 

Chicago has also an issue with the police. Some believe the police are more dangerous than the domestic terrorist gangs that run the streets. 

Highland Park north of Chicago there were six people killed and two dozen injured by gun fire at the Fourth of July Parade.

The shooter fired a high profile firearm from the rooftops. The Illinois State Patrol, FBI and Highland Park Police and Lake County Sheriffs Department are now involved. The terrorist is still on the loose.

The town of Highland Park — which is about 25 miles north of Chicago and has approximately 30,000 residents — is asking people to shelter in place because the shooter is still at large nearly three hours after the shooting.

Police recovered a rifle but still consider the suspect to be armed and dangerous, according to Chris Covelli, a spokesperson for Lake County Major Crime Task Force. Covelli described the shooter as a white male, about 18 to 20 years old, who appeared to fire shots from a rooftop. He said the shooting appeared to be “completely random.”

It is noted that Fox decided to call this Chicago Crime Wave.

Everyone there is a legal gun owner until they use it in a criminal act. So I don't get how that far-right outlet can sit there and support gun rights while bashing gun owners. On top of that, when the far-right mentions Chicago, it's almost certain they're speaking in code for: BLACK.

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Every community in the United States will eventually have a legacy. A legacy of tragedy. Gun violence and COVID-19 will affect your town, your family and your life. So I don't want to hear that bullshit about how gun reform is taking away your rights to own firearms. 

I don't want to hear that protesting against police killing people of color is hate on cops in general. I don't want to hear talk about the coronavirus being a myth.

When you hear folks say "gun rights," what they really mean is that its white privilege. This good guy with a gun nonsense has to end. The cops didn't do nothing when children were shot inside a school. A security guard was shot dead trying to protect shoppers. A cop accidentally shot his own. The good guy who tried to stop a bad guy is outgunned and a part of the rule #3. The "good guy with a gun" better be prepared to die if they want to stop a shooter.

I don't want to hear folks say masks and vaccine mandates impede their freedoms. It prevents a deadly outbreak from spreading. If you want to die from the coronavirus, that's on you. We lost over 1 million people from the coronavirus.

I don't want to hear the shit about guns saving lives. Cause a bullet does not have eyes and it's always likely gonna hit a target. These folks seem to not get it. These incidents are a tragic part of American history. Thoughts and prayers and your heart going out to the victims is not enough. It quite frankly is an insult. I am also tired of scapegoating Black on Black crime, Chicago, Baltimore and Democratic mayors for the nation's obsession to be numb to gun violence. You pretty much enable this nonsense by deflecting.

Children caught off guard by mass firing.

President Joe Biden is trying to curb gun violence. However, he has no support from Republicans. Most Democrats and America are for gun control measures. However the two Democrats in the Senate refuse to change the filibuster rules and its holding us back. 

The National Rifle Association is always pushing against it. They will not relinquish from the narrative that guns are not saving lives. The Republicans aided by a fickle junk food media are openly encouraging anarchy and disruption in a desperate attempt for the Republicans to win back Congress and the White House. These agitators are calling for Biden to curb crime but will not help him. They want more guns on the street. It makes no sense.

So in closing, expect more.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend’s social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline’s website or the Crisis Text Line’s website.

The call number to the U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official phone number, 202-224-3121. Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES.

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