Lakeview Newspaper July 21 Low Res - Volume 25 - Issue 8 - Breaking News and Editorial Opinions

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Lakeview Newspaper July 21, 2021 edition reports a spike in Chicago shootings and analyzes federal and executive actions proposed by President Biden to curb gun access, including measures targeting assault weapons, background-check loopholes, and “ghost guns.” It highlights Chicago’s late-night mass shootings with no arrests made and reviews mayoral claims regarding murder trends. The issue also covers Mayor Lightfoot’s declaration of racism as a public health crisis, explains systemic racism, and notes related controversy and legal responses.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages16

Reading Time40 min

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Lakeview Newspaper

Public safety and gun control updates

Chicago violence statistics and mass shootings

Mayor Lightfoot on racism as a public health crisis

Editorial and opinions

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos purchases MGM for $8.45 billion details inside Page 7 Paw’s Corner Pets shell-shocked by nightly fireworks Page 15 July 2021 FREE It’s our 25th Anniversary Serving the communities of Lakeview, Roscoe Village, North Center and Lincoln Square July, 2021 “We don’t make the news, we just report it.” Volume 25, Number 8 Noone is in custody No one is in custody An all too familiar phrase in the city of Chicago. In Chicago, 956 people were shot in the first four months of 2021 – 217 more than the same point in 2020, which was a record-setting year for shootings. Compared to 2020, homicides are up with 185 people killed – 27 more than this point last year. In 2020, the total number of carjackings in Chicago were more than the previous two years combined. Mass shootings in this country has prompted President Biden to call on lawmakers to pass two House bills dealing with gun access. One would implement a ban on assault weapons, and the other would close background check loopholes. President Biden also signed executive orders to stop the sale of “ghost guns,” place new regulations on pistol-stabilizing braces, charge federal agencies with conducting studies on gun trafficking and invest in community violence intervention programs. The plan would crack down on gun sellers who violate federal laws with a new zero-tolerance policy, which would mean stiffer penalties for retailers. Hours after President Biden announced his plan to address crime, Chicago had two late night mass shootingsat the same time. Four people were shot in the Austin neighborhood on Hubbard Street and at the same time, four people with a motorcycle club were shot in Englewood in the 7000 block of South Vincennes Avenue. Police said shots were fired from a vehicle. No one is in custody from either case. On the same day, during a press conference, Lightfoot claimed a reduction in murders in 2021 (up 5% over last year and up 29% over 2019) . That same day, seven people were killed and nine others injured, including a 4-year old boy. Chicago’s crime is trending up and will soon become the city’s deadliest year in more than a decade. Alderman Raymond Lopez, 15th Ward, whose constituents are 67% Latino and 22% Black, says gang life, not racism, is responsible for Chicago’s violence. In an interview Continued on page 2 Mayor declares“racism a public health crisis” The Mayor officially declared “racism” a“public health crisis,”confirming her administration will divert $10 million from COVID relief funds to address the issues. Mayor Lightfoot delivered her remarks in the West Side’s Lawndale community, in the shadow of the apartment where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived most of 1966. However, he was assassinated in 1968, setting off riots across the nation including the West Side destroying that very apartment building where he stayed. Continuing her remarks, she said “At almost every single point in our city’s history, racism has taken a devastating toll on the health and well-being of our residents of color – especially those who are Black. “Without formally acknowledging this detrimental impact, we will never be able to move forward as a city and fully provide our communities with theresources they need to live happy and healthy lives.” “The insidious nature of systemic racism has other impacts that are every bit as deep and harmful but often ones that we can’t see, like the impacts on the psyche and other impactson our bodies that are just as, if not more, deadly.” What is systemic racism? It’s a form of racism embedded through laws and regulations within a society or an organization. While individual racism is often more identifiable due to its overt nature, institutional racism is less perceptible because of its less overt, far more subtle nature. Institutional racism is where race causes a different level of access to the goods, services, and opportunities of society. On the other side of the Lightfoot

FAQs

What actions did President Biden propose to address gun access after mass shootings?

He called for passing House bills to ban assault weapons and close background-check loopholes, and he signed executive orders targeting “ghost guns,” pistol-stabilizing braces, gun trafficking studies, and community violence intervention funding.

How did the paper describe Chicago’s 2021 violence trends compared with 2020?

It stated 956 people were shot in the first four months of 2021, and that homicides were up compared with the same point in 2020, noting also an increase in killings year over year.

What did Mayor Lightfoot declare regarding racism and public health?

She declared “racism” a “public health crisis” and said her administration would divert $10 million from COVID relief funds to address the issue, arguing racism harms residents’ health and well-being.

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