Seriously? White House: Chicago’s Gun Control Laws Are ‘Good Illustration’ of the Need for National Gun Control

By Fred Lucas

White House press secretary Josh Earnest conceded Monday that Chicago is a city with a high rate of gun crimes and murder despite having very strict gun control laws. But he said that’s even more of an argument for stricter national laws.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to head to Chicago Tuesday to speak to the International Association of the Chiefs of Police.

When asked about the event and what the president will discuss, Earnest responded, “It would be difficult for the president to go and address the International Association of the Chiefs of Police in a city like Chicago that has been dealing with a plague of gun violence of late and not talk about steps we can take to reduce gun violence. I do think you can expect the president to touch on this.”

Obama is speaking to the police chiefs primarily about criminal justice reform, Earnest added.

When a reporter mentioned that Chicago already has strict gun control laws, Earnest agreed, “It does.”

Critics of the administration have pointed to Chicago and other localities with strong gun control laws to demonstrate gun control laws don’t work.

Earnest took the opposite view:

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Source:: The Blaze