Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, July 24, 2017.
Chris Kennedy discusses Kennedy family history with gun violence
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy opened up about his family’s history with gun violence while introducing policy proposals Saturday. Kennedy is the son of former U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, who were both tragically assassinated by gunmen in the 1960s. One of the Kennedy’s proposals is to add 2,000 new Chicago police officers, and he says the increased safety is worth a tax increase. “Tell that to the thousands of people who were shot last year,” he said. “Tell that to the people of the families that lost a loved one. Tell that to the children who will be unproductive adults because they can’t process the trauma. Tell that to the taxpayer who’s going to have the burden of those families for their entire lives because we didn’t pay for a few extra police officers today.” [Tribune]
