Obama endorses gun control in the city it failed in.

This Friday, Obama took his "campaign" for more gun control to his hometown, Chicago, also known as the most violent city in America. Also known as the city with the strongest gun control laws in the nation. Coincidence?

Nevertheless, the Preisdent stated:

"There was something profound and uniquely heart-breaking and tragic about a group of 6-year-olds being killed But last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city and 65 of those victims were 18 and under; so that's the equivalent of a Newtown every four months."

While this is true, none of the new gun laws Obama is pushing for, most notably Feinstein's assault weapons ban, would do anything to stop gun violence in Chicago. Out of the 12000 or so gun deaths every year in the US, only about 300 are from rifles, and an even smaller number than that are caused by so-called "assault weapons". It is clear that Chicago's main problem is not AR-15s, it's gangs. Until the windy city gets control of its street gangs, the gun violence will not stop, no matter what laws are enacted. Gangsters don't buy guns legally from their local sporting goods store.

Obama is currently pushing for a large gun control legislative package, which would include universal background checks, a ban on high capacity magazines, and or course, the AWB.