How Mike Pence personally contributed to Chicago's gun violence epidemic
I truly do not know who would be worse as President. Pence or the Donald.
How Mike Pence personally contributed to Chicago’s gun violence epidemic
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By Oliver Willis -
August 7, 2018
After nearly 70 people were wounded from shootings in Chicago over the weekend, a local trauma surgeon spoke out against policies enacted by NRA-linked politicians like Mike Pence that enable the massive casualties.
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Pence received NRA endorsements in all of his elections between 2002 and 2012, and received an “A” grade for opposing gun safety legislation during that time as well.
As governor, Pence signed legislation increasing immunity from liability for gun manufacturers and repeatedly signed bills that increased the variety of guns that could be used in Indiana.
In its most recent survey of gun flows, Indiana was by far the biggest source of guns to Illinois. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 1,366 guns recovered in Illinois could be traced to Indiana. The next closest for a neighboring state was Missouri, with 434.
Conservatives have often cited Chicago’s problem with gun crime as an argument against gun laws, but ignore the role of lax gun laws in allowing the flow of firearms.
Chicago is also often invoked by the Right due to its large black population. But as the protests after the shootings show, that populace has often spoke out in favor of action — it’s just a series of actions that the NRA and Republicans oppose.
Pence is a stooge of the NRA. He, along with Trump, were featured speakers at the organization’s most recent annual meeting. At that event in Texas, Pence bragged about being an NRA “friend.” Then a shooting occurred at a high school in Santa Fe just two weeks later...................................