via @NYTimes “There was a time even in the gangs, there was some code of ethics, you would not bother the kids or the old ladies. They were off limits.”

"Nine children under the age of 18 have been shot dead in Chicago since June 20."

We spend way too much time in this country obsessed with terrorism while we casually glance at headlines like this and move along since they aren't related to political violence

🇺🇸 Nine children under the age of 18 have been shot dead in Chicago since June 20. Nine. 🍼 🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼 In this analysis of its causes, gun ownership in the U.S. is hardly mentioned. The number of deaths The number of guns It is relevant ➡️ ow.ly/g8Id30qWsmG pic.twitter.com/FYtgcorxo9

Nine Chicago kids shot dead since June 20

“You killed a child. She didn’t do nothing to nobody" -- The other deadly U.S. epidemic: A number of children have died in recent days in a surge of gun violence nytimes.com/2020/07/06/us/… nytimes.com/2020/07/05/us/… via @nytimes #GunViolence #GunControl pic.twitter.com/F6HY1fPD4L

Summer 2016: disturbing rise of murder, Democrats refusing to face crime issue while denouncing police – these were factors in Trump ‘16 win. Is cycle about to repeat? Please Dems wake up to this.

Nine children under 18 have been killed in gun violence in Chicago since June 20.