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Jordan Davis’ mother: What I want Trump to know about gun violence
My heart goes out to the family of Nykea Aldridge, who was killed this weekend in Chicago by what police said was an errant bullet intended for someone else. It goes out, too, to the families of the other 10 people fatally shot in Chicago this weekend alone — each of them leaving behind loved ones just as Aldridge, and my own 17-year-old son Jordan Davis, did.
Aldridge was killed pushing a stroller on Chicago’s South Side. Jordan was fatally shot by an angry man who didn’t like his loud music. While the settings vary, each day in this country, far too many families like ours are experiencing the pain of a loved one killed by gun violence.
After Aldridge was killed, Donald Trump tweeted: “Dwyane Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”
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Between 2009 and 2013, nearly 60 percent of guns recovered at Chicago scenes were first purchased in other states, according to the Chicago mayor’s office. Many of these states do not require background checks, including Indiana — home to Trump’s vice presidential pick, Mike Pence — which was the leading out-of-state source for guns used in Chicago crimes.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jordan-davis-mother-what-i-want-trump-know-about-gun-violence
Aldridge was killed pushing a stroller on Chicago’s South Side. Jordan was fatally shot by an angry man who didn’t like his loud music. While the settings vary, each day in this country, far too many families like ours are experiencing the pain of a loved one killed by gun violence.
After Aldridge was killed, Donald Trump tweeted: “Dwyane Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago. Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!”
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Between 2009 and 2013, nearly 60 percent of guns recovered at Chicago scenes were first purchased in other states, according to the Chicago mayor’s office. Many of these states do not require background checks, including Indiana — home to Trump’s vice presidential pick, Mike Pence — which was the leading out-of-state source for guns used in Chicago crimes.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jordan-davis-mother-what-i-want-trump-know-about-gun-violence
Ms. McBath goes on to say: "How does Trump think that he can win the black vote as he supports policies that make our cities more dangerous?"
The entire right-wing "guns are good for America" gun lobby is to blame for the needless deaths and injuries suffered by Americans on a daily basis. The cowardly elected representatives who kowtow to the NRA/ILA/GOA/ALEC criminal cabal need to be replaced with honest Democrats.