Mississippi governor responds to Chicago mayor

Mississippi governor responds to Chicago mayor

SAY THE LEAST WERE TROUBLINGBLAMING, MISSISSIPPI AND OTHERSTATES FOR THAT IMPORT OFILLEGAL GUNS.THE GOVERNOR DIDN’T THINK TOOMUCH OF THE COMMENTS THE USATTORNEY TODAY SAYING HERNUMBERS DON’T EVEN ADD UP.CHICAGO PLAYED BY A RECENTVIOLENT CRIME RATE IS NOWPOINTING THE FINGER AT STATESLIKE MISSISSIPPI CHICAGO.MAYOR, LORI LIGHTFOOT SAID 60%OF THE ILLEGAL GUNS THAT COMEINTO CHICAGO EVERY YEAR ARE FROMOUT OF STATE FROM INDIANA FROMMISSISSIPPI FROM OTHER STATESTHAT HAVE LACKS GUN LAWS TO SAYTHE LEAST GOVERNOR TATE REEVESTOOK EXCEPTION TO THE STATEMENT.AND SO WHAT I WOULD SAY TOANYONE WHO WANTS TO BLAME OURWANTS TO BLAME MISSISSIPPIANSTHE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI FORTHE IN CRIME IN THE CITY OFCHICAGO THAT JUST THAT THATDOESN’T PASS THE SMELL TEST.IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE.IT’S JUST QUITE FRANKLY.IT’S A CONSPIRACY THEORY.THAT JUST DOESN’T WORK.I SAT DOWN WITH US ATTORNEY.MIKE HURST ABOUT THE CHICAGOMAYOR’S CLAIMS IN THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI WHERE WE HAVE THEUTMOST RESPECT FOR OURCONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,ESPECIALLY OUR SECOND AMENDMENTRIGHTS TO BEAR ARMS.YOU DON’T SEE THE TYPE OFVIOLENT CRIME HERE THAT THEYHAVE A CHICAGO THE CHICAGO MAYORCRITICIZE THIS H PROLIFERATIONOF GUN SHOWS AND LACKS GUNCONTROL LAWS HEARST WHOSE AGENCYALONG WITH THE ATF TRACKS THEFLOW OF ILLEGAL GUNS SAY THENUMBERS TRACK TO VIOLENT CRIMESIN YOU ARE FAR DIFFERENT WHILETHERE IS A REPORT THAT CAME OUTA FEW YEARS AGO THAT SHOWS THATMISSISSIPPI IS THE THIRD.LARGEST SOURCE OF GUNS INCHICAGO, THE PERCENTAGE WAS ONLYABOUT FIVE PERCENT.THE EARTH POINT OUT THAT TRACEREPORT SHOWED THAT 40% OF THEILLEGAL GUNS FOUND IN CHICAGOACTUALLY CAME FROM WITHIN THECITY OF CHICAGO.HE ALSO POINTS OUT THAT WHILEJACKSON IS DEALING WITH AVIOLENT CRIME PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.CHICAGO’S VIOLENT CRIME RATE ISTHREE TIMES WHAT WE’RE DEALINGWITH HERE IN THE CITY.