{"id":69015,"date":"2016-11-20T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=69015"},"modified":"2016-11-19T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T23:24:23","slug":"chicago-congressmans-grandson-shot-over-shoes-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=69015","title":{"rendered":"Chicago congressman’s grandson shot over shoes dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

15-year-old Javon Wilson the grandson of Illinois U.S. Representative Danny Davis was killed in his home this weekend by another 15-year-old boy who had changed his mind in regards to a trade of shoes for pants with Wilson’s 14-year-old brother. The 15-year-old forced his way into the home in the company of a seventeen-year-old girl, got into an argument with Wilson and subsequently shot him dead. From The Olympian<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Davis, a Democratic member of the House for 20 years, told The Associated Press Saturday that his grandson was a victim of a world where gun violence has become commonplace.<\/p>\n

“It’s almost, just the way it is. People think nothing of it,” Davis said.<\/p>\n

“Youngsters invariably say, ‘I know a lot of guys who’ve got guns. I know a lot of girls who’ve got guns,'” Davis said. “It becomes a part of the culture of an environment that has got to change.”<\/p>\n

Chicago has seen a dramatic rise in the number of shootings and homicides, with August being the deadliest month in the city in two decades. There have been 673 homicides so far this year, including the fatal shootings of the cousin of Chicago Bulls basketball star Dwyane Wade, a Chicago police officer’s son and the son of a famed percussionist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You know what’s coming next, right?<\/p>\n

“The question becomes where does a 15-year-old obtain a gun? Who let the 15-year-old have a gun and under what circumstances?” Davis asked. “There’s no answer for that except that the availability of guns is so prevalent in America to the point where you almost can’t tell who has a gun” anymore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They should write a law that forbids 15-year-olds from possessing firearms. They could also make forcing your way into other people’s homes illegal. Go the extra mile and make murder illegal, too. Or, parents could start parenting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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