Gun-Controlled Chicago: At Least 39 Shot During Weekend

At least 39 people were shot, 6 of them fatally, during the weekend in stringently gun-controlled Chicago, Illinois.

Breitbart News reported on the violence attending the early portion of the weekend, with at least 27 shot Friday into Saturday evening alone. Five of the shooting victims succumbed to their wounds.

At least another 12 people were shot as the weekend continued, and one of the 12 was killed, ABC 7 noted.

That additional fatality resulted from a 6:15 a.m. shooting Sunday “in the 5500 block of South Princeton Avenue.” A 21-year-old man was shot and thereafter transported to a hospital, where he died.

The Chicago Tribune pointed out that as of June 20, 2026, one-hundred-and-ninety-seven people have been murdered in Chicago this year.

Chicago, like all of Illinois, has some of the most stringent gun controls in the country. Those controls include a red flag law, an “assault weapons” ban, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a 72-hour waiting period on gun purchases, a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card requirement for gun possession, a concealed carry license requirement for carrying a firearm for self-defense, a gun storage law, and more.

Moreover, Chicago additionally has another “assault weapons” ban in the form of a Cook County ban that also prohibits “high capacity” magazines. The city has a ban on being armed for self-defense on public transit as well.

Despite the failure of gun control to prevent the kind of violence witnessed in Chicago this past weekend, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) responded to the violence by pushing yet another gun law.

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