{"id":219761,"date":"2025-09-03T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=219761"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:14:23","slug":"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">0<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chicago is reeling once again after a bloody Labor Day weekend left 54 people shot and seven killed across the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the latest incidents, a drive-by in Bronzeville, saw seven people wounded after gunmen sprayed bullets into a crowd near 35th and South State Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commentator Colion Noir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrcolionnoir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\">says<\/a> the situation has gone beyond crisis level. He points out that while Chicago leaders downplay the emergency, the body count keeps rising. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his words, politics comes first\u2014and public safety comes second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend In Strict Gun Controlled Chicago, Governor Wants More Gun Control\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrGyUA5zujo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-national-guard-debate\">National Guard Debate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The surge in shootings reignited calls for federal assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump suggested sending in the National Guard, but Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker flatly rejected the idea, saying troops only belong in U.S. cities during an insurrection or true emergency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir criticized that stance, arguing that 54 people shot in a weekend is the very definition of an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even Chicago residents disagree with their leaders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir highlighted a <em>CNN<\/em> interview with a young woman who said she wanted the Guard in her neighborhood to restore security, noting that defunding the police has left the city feeling even less safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concentrated-violence-skewed-numbers\">Concentrated Violence, Skewed Numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir also pointed to data showing how a<a href=\"https:\/\/crimeresearch.org\/2023\/01\/at-fox-news-murders-are-becoming-even-more-concentrated-in-a-handful-of-urban-counties-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\"> tiny fraction of U.S. counties <\/a>account for a huge share of gun homicides. Chicago, he said, is one of those hot spots driving national <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-one-gun-violence-statistic-that-no-one-wants-to-talk-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80\">gun violence statistics<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That reality, he argues, proves that <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/enforcing-existing-laws-work-career-criminal-gets-15-years-for-unlawful-possession\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81\">enforcing existing laws<\/a> in high-crime areas would save lives far more effectively than blanket national gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-cz-shadow-2-carry-review\"><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/cz-shadow-2-carry-full-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\">CZ Shadow 2 Carry Review<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, politicians inflate Chicago\u2019s violence into a nationwide crisis to justify broader restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bidens-pardon-of-hunter-a-slap-in-the-face-to-every-law-abiding-gun-owner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir calls this hypocrisy\u2014leaders telling citizens they don\u2019t need firearms for protection while failing to control violence in their own backyards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-politics-over-people\">Politics Over People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Noir, the bottom line is clear: Chicago\u2019s politicians are using crime as a political football rather than addressing it directly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They refuse federal help, fail to deploy the resources they already have, and continue pushing new gun control laws that target citizens instead of criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he frames it, you can\u2019t count on the government to keep you safe when they\u2019re more concerned with control than saving lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For gun owners, the lesson is the same one Noir has hammered home for years\u2014your safety starts with you, not the politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"chicago-54-shot-7-dead-labor-day-weekend\" title=\"Chicago: 54 Shot 7 Dead Labor Day Weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> 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