Chicago Gun Violence

On twitter this mornings I found these tribune headlines. 

Colorado shooting families blast fundraising charities. Cops wound gunman after fatal shooting in Gresham neighborhood. Yesterday Facebook friend Jerry posted. Afraid of Belfast on the 12th of July. "I'm from the South Side of Chicago -- I'll be safer in Belfast." So I got to thinking. How did we get here? In 1783 An american army comprised largely of militias chased the english back to england. In 1791 congress passed the Second amendment to the constitution. The second amendment guaranteed americans the right to bear arms in support of militias. In 1920 congress passed the eightheenth amendment starting prohibition. In 1933 To stem the lawlessness of prohibition the eighteenth amendment was repealed. In 1934 and 38 new federal firearms laws were enacted. In 2008 and 2010 new Supreme Court interpretations bolstered the second ammendment and dramatically diminished the authority of state and local governments to limit gun ownership. And here it 2012. Last weekend in Chicago 46 people were shot. Nine fatally. Congress has reacted to gangsterism in the past. History repeats itself.






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