By Mike Koetting November 25, 2025
Today’s post focuses on fighting gun violence in Chicago, although the issues have national resonance.
The good news is that Chicago gun homicides have decreased significantly since their recent peak in 2021. This is true in most of the nation, but Chicago’s rate of decline was greater than the national average. This is not, of course, due to Operation Midway Blitz, as the Trump administration has ridiculously claimed. It was under way well before then and links in part to specific actions taken in the city and state.
It is still too high. The loss of life and disruption to the community is, and should be, unacceptable. It is also a political problem because ”crime” is a major issue for many voters, even if they aren’t keen on the Trump approach
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