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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 13 MIN

Brandon Johnson Demands $100M Anti-Gun Dept While 43 Shot Over Chicago Weekend

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a $100 million-plus Department of Gun Violence Prevention — a sprawling new bureaucracy pushed by activist groups like Live Free Illinois to consolidate existing programs under a single government roof. The proposal landed right after one of the bloodiest weekends of the year: 43 people shot or killed across Father's Day and Juneteenth, a 105% spike that only stopped short of 50 because it rained and people stayed inside.Sean breaks down the proposed ordinance, the advocacy machine behind it, and the mayor's deer-in-headlights press conference — then asks the obvious question: if Chicago already bans most guns and already spends millions on violence programs, what does another layer of government actually solve? The city rejected ShotSpotter as racist while the body count climbed. Rinse and repeat.Meanwhile the ledger tells the real story. Millions flow to criminal illegal aliens on the government dole while Roseland holds a mass shooting and heyjackass.com updates in real time. Sean walks through the weekend roundup, draws the comparison to Seattle, and lands on the uncomfortable bottom line: Chicago's leadership has chosen its priorities — and its own citizens aren't at the top of the list.CHAPTERS0:00 The Blue City Playbook: Chicago…1:27 Chicago Mayor Proposes Gun Violence…2:13 Blaming Guns, Not the Shooters2:56 Mayor Johnson's Vague Crime Response3:45 $100 Million Spent, 43 Shot Last Weekend4:29 Live Free Illinois Pushes Ordinance5:06 Chicago Rejected ShotSpotter as Racist5:56 Father's Day Weekend Shootings Surge…6:43 27 Shot in Chicago on Juneteenth7:52 Mayor Johnson at a Loss on Shootings8:53 Mass Shooting in Roseland: 13 Shot10:33 Chicago Shooting Volume Dwarfs Seattle's11:44 Chicago Spent Millions on Migrants…13:28 Will Anything Change in Chicago?Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode.#MediaBias #MainstreamMedia #CensorshipGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL

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