Old saying: Man’s a beast pretending to be civilized. Agree or disagree? August third there was a police chief summit in Washington DC. The purpose: To discuss the midyear increase of shootings nationwide. “We have not seen what we’re seeing right now in decades.” said DC’s police chief. In 35 big cities homicides are up 19 percent, and 62 percent of cities reported increases in non-fatal shootings. In Milwaukee, police say, gun violence is so rampant 80 percent of gunshots do not result in 911 calls. Chicago police seized over 3,400 illegal firearms since January. Chicago police superintendent said, “We’re taking three guns for every one that Los Angeles takes, and seven for every one that New York takes.” But Chicago’s number of gun arrests has increased by 22 percent.
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