Mayor Lori Lightfoot Seeks ATF’s Help as Chicago Homicides Surge

Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is seeking help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in the face of surging homicides and continued gun crime.

HeyJackass.com now notes the city has exceeded 830 homicides and there is still over a week to go in 2021.

Of the 830+ homicides, over 780 were carried out with firearms.

Breitbart News observed that 23 people were shot during the past weekend alone in Lightfoot’s Chicago, while over 30 were shot, six fatally, during the first weekend in December, and nearly 40 were shot Thursday through Sunday morning of Thanksgiving weekend.
Lightfoot is seeking federal help to curb the violence.