As a resident of this foul city called Chicago, I find this story encapsulates the mayor’s profound lack of a brain. First, he takes all the guns away from the law-abiding citizens. Now, he wants to further empower a police force that has made headlines for committing more crimes than it solves. (I do have sympathy for the men and women in blue that are committed to helping Chicagoans out). So, pray tell, what will this solve? Frankly, I think Daley has read Mein Kampf a few too many times, and has a power complex. I fear that more of my rights might be taken away by a more powerful police force, and they may even have the gumption to raise the county taxes past the already highest mark in the country. The liberal agenda of removing self-determination from the common man and placing it in the hands of the almighty government is taking giant strides here in the city of big shoulders.
I am a life member of the NRA, I am a gun owner and hunter. Having said that, I wonder if more constructive ways of spending the city’s tax dollars might yield more fruit. Take a trip through any of the many blocks of ghetto that trouble this city, and you’ll see that armed police will not tame the problems. First of all, the police are not getting into shootouts with these criminals, so why do they need more firepower? The criminals are shooting at each other, and innocent bystanders. What needs to happen is a radical change in these environments. They need fathers in the home, they need investment in the communities, they need to see that they have something to offer this world other than drugs or crime. Of course, these things may never change. In all likelihood, things will get worse before they get better. Sadly, concrete changes won’t occur until some white folks get killed. Until then, I’ll continue to sleep with a Glock at my bedside, and damn the consequences if I’m jailed.
