As a Cubs Fan – I have been following this for years:
Tracking Chicago shooting victims
My solution for years has been a 5-year mandatory sentence for any convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Five years of them not shooting someone.
I hate the LIES!
The Myths and Truths About Chicago’s Guns and Murder Rate
Chicago toughest on gun control? A claim shot full of holes
“I think if you look to Chicago, where you had over 4,000 victims of gun-related crimes last year, they have the strictest gun laws in the country. That certainly hasn’t helped there.”
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/oct/03/sarah-huckabee-sanders/chicago-toughest-gun-control-claim-shot-full-holes/
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday, October 2nd, 2017 in a press conference
Ten Lies Distort The Gun Control Debate
The 30 cities with the highest murder rates in the US
24: Chicago, Illinois
Murders per 10K people: 2.81
Total murders: 765
Population: 2,725,153