Chicago is reeling once again after a bloody Labor Day weekend left 54 people shot and seven killed across the city.
One of the latest incidents, a drive-by in Bronzeville, saw seven people wounded after gunmen sprayed bullets into a crowd near 35th and South State Street.
Commentator Colion Noir says the situation has gone beyond crisis level. He points out that while Chicago leaders downplay the emergency, the body count keeps rising.
In his words, politics comes first—and public safety comes second.
National Guard Debate
The surge in shootings reignited calls for federal assistance.
President Trump suggested sending in the National Guard, but Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker flatly rejected the idea, saying troops only belong in U.S. cities during an insurrection or true emergency.
Noir criticized that stance, arguing that 54 people shot in a weekend is the very definition of an emergency.
Even Chicago residents disagree with their leaders.
Noir highlighted a CNN interview with a young woman who said she wanted the Guard in her neighborhood to restore security, noting that defunding the police has left the city feeling even less safe.
Concentrated Violence, Skewed Numbers
Noir also pointed to data showing how a tiny fraction of U.S. counties account for a huge share of gun homicides. Chicago, he said, is one of those hot spots driving national gun violence statistics.
That reality, he argues, proves that enforcing existing laws in high-crime areas would save lives far more effectively than blanket national gun control.
Instead, politicians inflate Chicago’s violence into a nationwide crisis to justify broader restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.
Noir calls this hypocrisy—leaders telling citizens they don’t need firearms for protection while failing to control violence in their own backyards.
Politics Over People
For Noir, the bottom line is clear: Chicago’s politicians are using crime as a political football rather than addressing it directly.
They refuse federal help, fail to deploy the resources they already have, and continue pushing new gun control laws that target citizens instead of criminals.
As he frames it, you can’t count on the government to keep you safe when they’re more concerned with control than saving lives.
For gun owners, the lesson is the same one Noir has hammered home for years—your safety starts with you, not the politicians.
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