Topic: Chicago Shootings

The segment discusses a violent weekend in Chicago where 8 people were killed and 41 injured, including a nine-year-old girl. Owen Shroyer agrees with *The Young Turks* host Anna Kasparian that the story is ignored by major media. He argues that the media suppresses news of Chicago's violence because it contradicts the narrative that gun control laws, like those championed by Senator Chris Murphy, are effective.

Reports of weekend violence in major Democratic-led cities like Chicago, New York, and Baltimore are highlighted as a recurring summer trend. The high rates of gun violence in these locations are contrasted with their status as strict gun-free zones. The commentary attributes the lack of safety to the policies of liberal municipal leadership.

Owen Shroyer reports on domestic issues including infrastructure decay, homelessness, and violent crime in cities like Chicago. He mentions a school shooting in Colorado and predicts it will be used to push for gun control. Shroyer argues that the attempt to arrest Donald Trump is a sign that the United States has become a "banana republic" where the ruling party persecutes its primary political opposition.

Owen Shroyer takes over the broadcast, addressing the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs that left five dead. Shroyer criticizes the immediate calls for gun control from Democratic politicians like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. He argues that disarming law-abiding citizens is an authoritarian response that ignores the underlying issues of violence and mental health.

A shooting at the University of Virginia left three football players dead, an event that is contrasted with the lack of national media attention on weekend violence in Chicago. Chicago's weekend statistics included 20 people wounded and five killed, including a 12-year-old girl. The argument is made that the media ignores urban gun violence when it does not fit a specific political narrative regarding gun control.

The segment covers Joe Biden's meeting with survivors of the Tulsa massacre and his plans to address the racial wealth gap. Jones counters this by highlighting weekend shooting statistics in Chicago and a story about a white mother charged with medical child abuse of her black daughter. He concludes with a story about the secretary of Kenya's Atheist Society resigning after finding Jesus Christ, calling for spiritual unity.