Gangs in Mayor (Let’s Go) Brandon Johnson’s Murder City continue to pull out the stops for an extended Independence Day weekend. With all of Sunday to go, Chicago has already tallied 17 murders and another 81 maimed.  Why, combat zones in recent wars have been notably safer for American citizens than the “Wild West” known as Chicago.

CWB Chicago covered the carnage:

With 2 more days remaining, Chicago’s holiday weekend is on pace to be among most violent in years

CHICAGO — With two full days left to go, this Fourth of July weekend is on pace to be one of the most violent in recent memory for Chicago. Since noon on Wednesday, 63 people have been shot in the city, 11 of them fatally. That’s according to data maintained by the independent crime researchers at HeyJackass.com and CPD media statements.

Shockingly, those 63 victims are more than were shot in the entire 2018 Independence Day weekend, which was five days long, according to HeyJackass. The average Fourth of July weekend since 2014 has seen 81 people shot, 14 fatally, the website reported. 

Yes, there have been several “mass shootings” to help drive those numbers upward. Also from CWB Chicago:

• • Five people were shot when gunmen opened fire on a home in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn on Thursday morning. Two women, ages 45 and 24, and an 8-year-old boy died. Two other boys, ages 5 and 7, were critically injured. 
  • Eight people were injured on the Near West Side early Friday morning when at least two gunmen got into a shootout in the 1300 block of West Hastings, according to police. The victims, ranging in age from 18 to 74, survived.
  • Another shootout left six people injured in the 100 block of South Menard around 1:44 a.m. Friday, police said. Once again, all of the victims survived. They were all between 15 and 25 years old.

This is what happens when you have generations of strict gun control only recently eased. Add to that Team Soros prosecutors who don’t prosecute, radical Democrat political leaders who not only don’t support the police, but actively defund them and soft-on-crime policies like “No Cash Bail” which sees violent offenders regularly released to re-offend without posting a nickel of bail.

Need an example of that?  How about example number 19 from CWB Chicago:

Man fired shots at 2 off-duty cops while on pretrial release for 2 gun cases: prosecutors

CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a man with shooting at a car occupied by two off-duty Chicago police officers on the Near West Side last month. Derrien Johnson, 18, was on pretrial release for two felony gun cases in juvenile court at the time of the incident on June 3, officials said.

He is the 19th person accused of shooting, killing, or trying to shoot or kill someone in Chicago this year while on pretrial release.

But don’t you worry. Mayor Johnson has a plan. No, it has nothing to do with holding criminals accountable and cracking down on gang violence. Of course not! It’s more akin to buying votes. From The Center Square:

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said he plans to address public safety issues by investing in people.

Speaking at a public forum in the Little Village neighborhood, the mayor blamed Chicago’s violence on disinvestment by previous administrations.

“My vision for safety in Chicago is that every single neighborhood has safe spaces, and that we are fully funding our public accommodations: education, transportation, healthcare, jobs,” Johnson explained.

What does the mayor care about crime? He’s got a 149-person strong protective detail. In fact, since his “friend” delivered the baby the two of them reportedly share, Mayor Johnson doesn’t even live in Chicago any longer. Instead, he’s shacking up in the (much safer) suburbs.

Imagine the irony that Chicago workers are required to live in Chicago. All of them except the mayor. Hypothetically, of course.