regulator 0 #1 March 12, 2013 CHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. Jonylah Watkins was shot five times during the Monday afternoon attack in the South Side neighborhood of Woodlawn. She died Tuesday morning at Comer Children’s Hospital, police said. Her father, Jonathan Watkins, was in serious but stable condition, recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from wounds to his side, buttocks and face, which was only grazed, police said. Witnesses said the attacker approached Jonathan Watkins around 1 p.m. while he was standing beside his minivan and changing his daughter’s diaper. She was on the front seat. Her family said Jonylah was shot in the thigh, shoulder, lung, liver and bowels. Jonathan Watkins belongs to a gang and has a long criminal history, and Monday’s attack appears to have been gang-related, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said at a Tuesday news conference. He said police weren’t sure yet whether Watkins will decide to cooperate in the investigation. “No child, certainly not an infant, should be a victim of gang violence,” McCarthy said. Authorities found surveillance video of the blue van in which they believe the attacker fled. They believe a driver waited in the van during the shooting. McCarthy said police flooded the neighborhood Monday night to prevent a retaliatory attack over the infant girl’s shooting. “He was obviously targeted,” McCarthy said of Jonathan Watkins. Police were trying to determine whether a reported Facebook post threatening Watkins actually exists, McCarthy said. It wasn’t the family’s first brush with Chicago’s gun violence. The girl’s mother, Judy Watkins, was shot in the knee while she was pregnant with Jonylah, according to the woman’s mother, Mary Young. “There’s too much shooting over there,” Young told reporters Monday. Speaking of her granddaughter, she added, “She’s nothing but 6 months old. How could anybody—what kind of heart?” Chicago has seen a rise in gun violence—much of it gang-related—and registered at least 500 homicides last year for the first time since 2008. In 2011, there were 435 homicides. McCarthy had told reporters Monday that homicides were down 26 percent this year, compared with the same period a year earlier. On Tuesday, he said: “It’s hard to see the progress.” http://www.khou.com/news/national/Gang-member-opens-fire-on-dad-changing-babys-diaper-infant-dies-after-shot-5-times--197481451.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #2 March 12, 2013 DP is to good for some people.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #3 March 12, 2013 QuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #4 March 12, 2013 The term 'new' might be misused. But its obvious they arent doing that good of a job enforcing the laws they already have on the books regarding firearms. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/strict-chicago-gun-laws-cant-stem-fatal-shots.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #5 March 12, 2013 So you admit to posting a deliberately misleading title to your thread. OK.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #6 March 12, 2013 Quote So you admit to posting a deliberately misleading title to your thread. OK. Only if you agree the hand gun ban was overturned by not eliminated"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 622 #7 March 13, 2013 Like gang bangers give a fuck about gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toolbox 0 #8 March 13, 2013 Right! Gang bangers don't give a fuck about any laws,unless the laws help them. Gang bangers love drug laws for instance because the laws create profit for them from sales of illegal drugs. I bet the thugs love the idea of disarming all the law abiding citizens with more gun legislation as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #9 March 13, 2013 QuoteRight! Gang bangers don't give a fuck about any laws,unless the laws help them. Gang bangers love drug laws for instance because the laws create profit for them from sales of illegal drugs. I bet the thugs love the idea of disarming all the law abiding citizens with more gun legislation as well. Is there any realistic proposal on the table to disarm ALL law abiding citizens? No, there isn't. Strawman arguments just make you look silly.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #10 March 13, 2013 QuoteQuote So you admit to posting a deliberately misleading title to your thread. OK. Only if you agree the hand gun ban was overturned by not eliminated There is no ban on handguns. You read too much NRA propaganda.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 18 #11 March 13, 2013 Legally? Corret Realistcly? Ya. Right"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #12 March 13, 2013 What a tragedy. If thats the worst thing I did yesterday then I had a pretty fucking good day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #13 March 14, 2013 QuoteJonylah Watkins was shot five times during the Monday afternoon attack in the South Side neighborhood of Woodlawn. She died Tuesday morning at Comer Children’s Hospital, police said. Her father, Jonathan Watkins, was in serious but stable condition, recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from wounds to his side, buttocks and face, which was only grazed, police said. Well thank god they weren't shot 11 times... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #14 March 14, 2013 QuoteQuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. It's still very difficult to legally buy a handgun in Chicago. The question is how many of the homicides in Chicago were done with legally owned handguns? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 March 14, 2013 Quote Quote Quote CHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. It's still very difficult to legally buy a handgun in Chicago. The question is how many of the homicides in Chicago were done with legally owned handguns? Very few. Some of them may have been committed with a family member's legal gun. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #16 March 14, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. Did you read the thread title? Ass-umption there too.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #17 March 14, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. Did you read the thread title? Ass-umption there too. I wasn't commenting on the title, reading comprehension problem? It's good that you admit you are making an assumption. By the way what law is it that you are referring to regarding 'Chicago's handgun ban'? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #18 March 14, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. Did you read the thread title? Ass-umption there too. I wasn't commenting on the title, I was. Reading comprehension problem?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #19 March 14, 2013 QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteCHICAGO—An attack in which a 6-month-old girl was fatally shot and her father was wounded was apparently gang-related, and authorities said Tuesday that they are searching for the gunman and the driver of the getaway van. What "new" gun laws would those be? Chicago's handgun ban was overturned in June 2010. Since then homicides have gone up. You are assuming the two are related. Did you read the thread title? Ass-umption there too. I wasn't commenting on the title, I was. Reading comprehension problem? So then you were just avoiding my question. I see, so you apparently don't have a good response to it or are unwilling to respond. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
