At least 13 people were shot, one of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago.
CBS News reported the shooting fatality occurred just before 2:00 a.m. Saturday, while a 25-year-old and a 29-year-old were walking “in the 6000 block of West Belden Avenue” when someone opened fire on them. The 25-yeare-old was shot in the head and died from his wounds. Police believe the shooter may have been in a passing vehicle.
Breitbart News noted that six people were shot in a six-hour time frame in Chicago beginning Saturday at 9:39 p.m. None of the six shooting victims died as result of their wounds.
Chicago, like all of Illinois, has stringent gun controls, including an “assault weapons” ban, a red flag law, a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, and a Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card requirement for legal gun possession. The process of acquiring a FOID card requires undergoing a thorough background check by Illinois State Police.
Mike Bloomberg-affiliated Everytown for Gun Safety ranks Illinois the No. 3 state in the Union for gun control.
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