Rant of the Week: Diogenes Cancels Chicago Visit

By David Lombardo

Apparently, Diogenes has canceled his Chicago visit; you can hardly blame the man. If you’d been wandering the Earth for over 2300 years, shining a lantern in men’s faces fruitlessly searching for an honest man, you’d start hedging your bets too. If you couldn’t find one in 300 BC Athens, what are the odds of 21st Century Chicago? Well, it would depend upon who you ask. Chicago Aldermen apparently believe Chicagoans are an honest lot including those that are felons, if a recent article in DNA info is to be believed.

About four years ago, the City Fathers came up with the idea of an Internet database that warns John Q. Public when a registered gun offender moves into their neighborhood. I thought there already was one; it’s called Facebook and they’re the ones with all the bling, holding G-Locks, and flashing gang signs.

The web app allows John Q. to search the database of registered gun offenders. You type in your address, enter the distance from that point you wanted covered and the results are depicted in maps, graphs and tables of offender names. The Chicago PD updates the database daily, which is very reassuring. However, it …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms