Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Three Women Shot

The Chicago Sun Times reports on this unusual shooting.

Three women were shot -- one was seriously wounded -- while walking down the street with “new” male companions early Monday on the Far South Side, police said.

The victims are between the ages of 23 and 27 and were walking with male companions at 131 W. 113th Pl. about 12:20 a.m. when the incident occurred, according to police.

The shooters who all are acquainted with the women, apparently didn't like the fact they were walking with “new” men and began firing, according to police.

Police said the gunmen were “probably” trying to harm the men, but wounded the women instead.

The woman most seriously injured was shot in the chest and had to undergo surgery at Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Another woman who was shot in the hip was also at Christ but her injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

The third woman -- who was shot in both legs -- was taken to Roseland Hospital, also with non-life-threatening injuries.

No one was in custody at 5 a.m.

Now, come on, in order to qualify as yet another example of Guns are bad news for women, I'd have to discount what the police said.

Police said the gunmen were “probably” trying to harm the men, but wounded the women instead.

How could they know that anyway? Besides, the shooters were obviously poor shots, but is it really possible that four bullets landed and only the girls were hit? I have an idea, in addition to loosening up the gun laws in Chicago, they need to allow these young marksmen to utilize the shooting ranges to practice, no background checks required, of course.

What's your opinion? Do you think the underlying problem of men doing violence to women is worsened by the availability of guns. That's what I think?

Please leave a comment.

2 comments:

  1. "What's your opinion? Do you think the underlying problem of men doing violence to women is worsened by the availability of guns. "

    But this is Chicago where there is no availability of guns due to their superior gun control laws.

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  2. Impossible! Guns are banned in Chicago.

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