By the end of 2012, there had been 507 homicides in Chicago; amounting to an average of 1.4 deaths every single day, near eleven deaths every single week, and over forty deaths every single month (Chicago Tribune).
Although many cities have sustained declining crime rates over recent decades, Chicago's crime rates are soaring and are now beginning to negatively affect the entire Chicagoland area.
With such a dire situation it is necessary for the undersigned to demand:
1. A federal attorney for the Northern District of Illinois that will actively challenge crime in a federal courtroom.
2. A better equipped and prepared city police force that can confront crime in the streets.
3. Reformed gun policies that would allow law-abiding citizens to exercise their natural right of self-defense.