A police officer in Chicago / Getty Images A Chicago Democrat is asking gang members to limit their shootings and murders to the evening hours.
Democratic alderwoman Maria Hadden, in an email newsletter, promoted a proposal from the community group Native Sons called “the People’s Ordinance,” which asks gang members to not shoot between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
“We have to start somewhere,” cofounder of Native Sons Tatiana Atkins said of the ordinance, according to CWBChicago. “Our goal is to approach our city’s gun violence problem strategically and not all at once. Things didn’t become this way overnight, and change won’t happen overnight.
The idea is to reduce risk for people “not involved in high risk activities,” especially children.Atkins hopes parents “may become more proactive” with children if they know when gang shootings are likely to occur.The proposal comes as Chicago continues to struggle with constant violence under its new Democratic […]
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