[The Urban Sombrero]

You're a moving target and you'd have to know that. You started out saying we can't make any judgments about the likely success of tighter gun control laws by comparing the already much tighter restrictions in Chi-town to the rest of the country, any more you said, than we can say jihadis represent all of Islam. Now, I'm not saying I follow that comparison logic but that's what you said.

So, I said okay if we're going there you can't make the argument stand on it's own in historical terms, just look at pre WW2 Germany and the rise of the Nazi's. Then you ducked into even more cover by slurving what I said into something about ISIS, which is at least connected.

But back to tacks. All Obama wants to talk about with regard to our defense of terrorism is more gun control through tighter regulation, which regardless of what the apologists are saying, would include some form of confiscation for the suspected or suggested newly redefined as to whom the illegal gun possessors would be. How do we know this? Because as was pointed out, the record clearly demonstrates tighter laws don't do a thing to reduce gun violence. And then there is this, reasonable folks know a dude sporting an explosive vest ain't makin no fashion statement. And I know Obama and the Dems in Congress want to limit guns, and just as sure as that vest will blow up, gun control will include some sort of gun roundup.

Basically, I have said that I do not believe, historically or within the history of the SCOTUS itself, that the 2nd Amendment is an "any gun, any person, any time" interpretation. I do not believe that banning military style, mass kill weapons is a panacea in stopping terrorist attacks. The two don't have to belong together. Again, my relatives have all kinds of guns...none of which I believe "the Dems" want to confiscate, except perhaps a great uncle who could bust a spring at any minute, if it isn't already sprung. (That's a joke).

As far as Chicago, if I were Donald Trump, I would attempt to tax credit deal make a plan for bringing some major industry back to Chicago. 1,000 jobs in Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, Jack Kemp style, decent wage jobs, would be a good start. I believe reducing poverty is the single biggest key to reducing crime...and that requires good jobs with good wages.