Close Call
By Mitch Berg
Chicago, awash in gang crime, is getting desperate:
The summer of 2008 will be remembered as especially violent. Blagojevich said there’s been a child shot nearly every day since June 26. Bringing in state troopers — even National Guard helicopters to high-crime areas — is still very much in the planning stages.
The governor said Chicago Mayor Richard Daley hasn’t asked for help, but Blagojevich said he’ll call the mayor once he has some concrete suggestions about what help he can provide. He didn’t have many specifics, but he said it’s more likely that state police will be brought in than the National Guard.
Whew. Good thing it’s still almost completely impossible for the law-abiding citizen to get a gun in Chicago.
Goodness knows what would happen…
July 17th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Good thing Chicago has the highest sales tax in the country. That will bring in business to try to keep the city going.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Will the National Guard or State Police be allowed to bring their guns?
July 17th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Well, maybe this writeup of the Heller decision might provide a clue, especially the following:
“The issue of incorporation was not brought before the Court, but our next step will be to grab our guns, form a posse, and head to Chicago. The citizens are disarmed, so they will be easy pickings and their stereos will become mine. See the barrel of my gun. I shall kill Mayor Daley and place his head upon a pike in the town square as an example to others. Usually the execution of laws falls on the Executive Branch, but I have the summer off and it sounds like fun.”