“First Step” Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:58:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg “First Step” Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 The Pandemic of De-Incarceration https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/the-pandemic-of-de-incarceration/ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:00:43 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=18809 Written by Daniel Horowitz

People are sitting in solitary confinement in the D.C. jail for a year for trespassing on public property on Jan. 6, yet in Chicago, nearly 90 murder suspects are out on bail.

Last Monday, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart revealed that in his county alone, 90 murder suspects, 40 people charged with attempted murder, and 852 people charged with aggravated gun possession are out free on bail indefinitely, waiting for their trials.… Continue Reading

]]> 18809 Chicago Is Tough On Guns And Soft On Crime, And The People Suffer https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/chicago-is-tough-on-guns-and-soft-on-crime-and-the-people-suffer/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:00:21 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12747 Written by Daniel Horowitz

It’s the sort of gun violence that happens every day, but is conveniently ignored by those who hate guns, except in the hands of repeat violent offenders. A seven-year-old girl was out trick-or-treating with her father in Chicago dressed up as a bumblebee. Suddenly, they were caught in the crossfire of a Latin Kings gang war, and the child was shot in the neck and chest.

While the identity of the suspected gunman has not yet been revealed, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the target of the gunfire was a 32-year-old Latin King man “with a record of drug and assault arrests.”… Continue Reading

]]> 12747 The Same People Who Pushed Early Release For Gun Felons Now Want to Take Guns Without Due Process https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/08/the-same-people-who-pushed-early-release-for-gun-felons-now-want-to-take-guns-without-due-process/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:01:54 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12165 Written by Daniel Horowitz

For every person who fits the profile of the El Paso shooter, there are likely thousands who fit the profile of Maurice Hill, the man arrested for shooting six cops in north Philadelphia [last week]. Based on a quick look at court documents from Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, Hill has a rap sheet dating back to 2001 that includes charges for illegal gun possession, drugs, driving offenses, assault, burglary, theft, robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder.… Continue Reading

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