Acknowledging that Chicago residents are “scared” because of high crime, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday the city is working on a $1 million reward program for people who report illegal guns.
Lightfoot unveiled the plan at an unrelated news conference where she said the Chicago Police Department has taken more than 6,000 guns off the street this year.
To address the problem, Lightfoot said, she will create a $1 million program through the police department’s tip line, though she said officials are still working through the details about when it’ll be active and how much the individual amounts are will be worked out.
In her prepared remarks, Lightfoot said gun violence is the city’s No.-1 issue right now and sought to reassure residents that she is thinking about the problem all day.
“I want you to know that I recognize that people are scared. People all over the city. This is the topic of conversation,” Lightfoot said. “Gun violence is holding us back from realizing our individual potential and our potential and greatness as a city.”
Chicago is under a “cloud of violence that hangs over our heads and blocks out all of the sunshine that we should be feeling having come through a difficult, dark period.”
Too many people, especially on the South and West sides, “are just plain scared,” Lightfoot said, “scared to come out, scared to congregate, enjoy the warmth of a summer day or night for fear that ordinary moments will become the scenes of tragedy. This reality is what pains me personally the most.”
Still, Lightfoot said Chicago is seeing progress in fighting crime, though the city has recorded more shootings in 2021 than 2020.
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lori darkfoot is “thinking about it all day.” Thinking about how she can confiscate guns from law abiding citizens. Thinking about how she can release more criminals from jail. Thinking about how she can further the marxist agenda, and end freedom in America.
Bow’s about we put a 25 k BOUNTY ON THE HEADS OF Al the gang bangers!! IMO that would do a hell of a lot more, to clean up the crime, than this will.
“Lightfoot unveiled the plan at an unrelated news conference where she said the Chicago Police Department has taken more than 6,000 guns off the street this year.” What have you done about the perpetrators who used the guns—they are the ones who pull the trigger and cause the violence.
“Still, Lightfoot said Chicago is seeing progress in fighting crime, though the city has recorded more shootings in 2021 than 2020.” That’s progress in the wrong direction, don’t you think?
EXACTLy. Every time you re-let a crook go, after arresting them, it just FURTHER SOLIDIFIES IN THEIR minds, that they can DO WHAT EVER CRIME THEY WANT< and not a dam thing will be dome about it.
Yep Lori, Gun violence is the cities number one issue, because you handcuff the police, the police are not allowed to arrest anyone and criminals are not put in prison.
#1. IF the Democrat Party ruled Chicago’s most and strictest gun laws worked, then Chicago would be the safest place to live in the U.S..
BUT… 875 people who died from gun violence in 2020; 78% of the victims were Black.
The number of shooting victims in Chicago was 4,033 in 2020.
I.A.W. U.S. Census & FBI (Table 43a)
Black males make up about 6% of the U.S. population but every year commit ~53% of all the murders and ~55% of all robberies in the U.S… Every year in the U.S. there are ~8,600 African-Americans men, women and children are killed and 92% of them were killed by fellow African-Americans.
But if one believes the disgraceful Democrats, it is White people who are the racist responsible for most of the death of Black people.
Now she will be giving money away to Gang members that report other Gang members for having guns. Then that will lead to even more shooting between the gang members. The ones pulling the triggers need to be convicted and kept in jail, and NOT released because of covid or any other stupid reason.
Helll, what’s the bet some gang will say “LETS GO ROB A GUN STORE elsewhere, then SELL BACK OUR GUNS to the guvmint, and make bank!” AND this dimwit will ALLOW IT.
she is a total moron.
Hey! There’s this guy named Eric Holder. He ran illegal guns into Mexico. I think Obama still has his number.
I’ll take that cash in small, unmarked, bills.