Chicago Democrats John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford said they want Quinn, Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis to allow guardsmen to patrol streets and help quell violence. Weis said he did not support the idea because the military and police operate under different rules.
“Is this a drastic call to action? Of course it is,” Fritchey said. “Is it warranted when we are losing residents to gun violence at such an alarming rate? Without question. We are not talking about rolling tanks down the street or having armed guards on each corner.”
What he envisions, Fritchey said, is a “heightened presence on the streets,” particularly on the roughly 9 percent of city blocks where most of the city’s violent crimes occur.
So what they’re wanting is well… more guns on the streets. If you put more police, or national guardsmen in the street, that’s what you’re wanting: to put more people with guns on the streets!! Only these people are assumed to be good, law-abiding people.
“I’m open to anything that reduces violence. But I have concerns when you mix law enforcement and the military,” Weis said.
Really? So how about improving your gun laws for law-abiding citizens?
Yet the lawmakers said they are coming together because gun violence should be a priority to all Chicagoans.
“No help is too much help” Ford said. “This is not just about the murders. It’s about the crime. It’s about people being stabbed, robbed and in the hospital on life support.”
This isn’t about gun violence. This is about degenerates committing anti-social acts, acts of violence, all because they are able to wield power over the citizenry because the almighty powers that be feel the citizens cannot be trusted to defend themselves but we your almighty caretaker promise to keep you safe — a promise impossible to fulfill. It’s not about guns. If guns were the problem, then why are you proposing putting more guns on the street?!?! Guns are not the problem, it’s the people using the guns that are the problem… or in this case, are part of a proposed solution.
So let’s stop talking about it in a way that falsely demonizes inanimate objects. Let’s look at the real problem, and let’s look at real solutions. Allow your citizens to not be victims. It won’t make the evil go away, but it’s a proven good step in the right direction.
Stuff From Hsoi 
More guns on the street but have to keep them in the hands of the “only ones” – military version.
Never mind how many military veterans live in the area — don’t let them carry concealed.
Never mind how many people who spend their own money to attend training (often out training law enforcement).
Never mind that the number of outsiders won’t make a difference in the culture — can you say “don’t snitch”?
Over and over, they show their contempt for the average citizen. Glad my parents never moved back to Illinois, where I was born, after Dad’s tour was up there.
They just cannot see the folly of what they’re suggesting.