Chicago’s Top Cop Bangs Head on Wall as Crime Bill Stalls

By David Lombardo

Chicago’s Top Cop Bangs Head on Wall: I think that makes a better headline than the “Opposition at Capitol stalls Momentum of Chicago Gun Crime Bill” that appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Gun Crime Bill may go down in history as one of the most contentious bills of all time. It appears nobody likes it except Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and for a change Johnson may be on the right side of this one.

The facts are with 4,368 people shot in Chicago last year, and an upward tick so far this year with over 500, Chicago’s violent crime rate is out of control. It’s so bad that recently, when there was an eight day stretch with no one being shot, it made the front page of the Chicago Sun Times. Think about that for a moment – a city where its front page news that no one was shot. Welcome to Chicago.

Currently, the sentencing guidelines judges must follow for repeat gun felons calls for a range of three to 14 years. The proposed bill seeks seven to 14 years. The one thing …Read the Rest

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