According to Firearm Chronicles
Ever since McDonald vs. Chicago, the Windy City hasn’t really had their own gun control schemes in place. That’s generally been OK, though, because the city has such an impact on Illinois politics that they can push whatever they want through at the state level. As a result, Illinois is one of the most gun-controlled states in the country.
Yet, despite (or because) of all that gun control, Chicago is one of many cities seeing a massive spike in violent crime in the wake of weeks of civil unrest.
According to CNN’s Don Lemon, though, there’s really only one reason for Chicago to be having this problem.
During the nightly handoff with “Cuomo Prime Time” anchor Chris Cuomo, Lemon expressed gratitude that crime in Chicago is being discussed but warned that political motivations could be behind it.
“I’m glad that people are starting to pay attention to crime, especially in cities like Chicago. But it is sad that they’re doing it in a year where they can use it as a political cudgel to hurt someone and try to help someone else,” Lemon said.
“Listen, there’s spikes in crime and there’s real work that needs to be done, right? Needs to be fixed. I lived in Chicago for a while. Every night when I lived in Chicago, there was a crime story, a shooting story. I’ve been doing stories about crime at this network for so long. I’m glad people are paying attention to it but it’s been an issue for a long time. And do you know one of the biggest issues is? The availability of guns. And you won’t hear that from some people.”