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    Commentary: The roulette wheel of gun violence: Who is next?

    Some advice to clear up any confusion you might have over recent events in the land of the red, white and blue: Assume that everyone is armed and dangerous. That includes my furtive neighbors, the grumpy mail carrier, the impatient patrons in the queue at Walmart and the overworked clerks, the road rage guy tailgating me on the freeway and, last but not least, the 6-year-old hanging on the ...
    by Stephen J. Lyons, Chicago Tribune Feb 06, 2023 3 minutes
    Candles sit below police tape wrapped around a tree on Dec. 11, 2022, following an overnight fatal shooting sparked by a bar fight near West School Street and North Central Avenue on the Northwest Side.

    Some advice to clear up any confusion you might have over recent events in the land of the red, white and blue: Assume that everyone is armed and dangerous.

    That includes my furtive neighbors, the grumpy mail carrier, the impatient patrons in the queue at Walmart and the overworked clerks, the road rage guy tailgating me on the freeway and, last but not least, the 6-year-old hanging on the monkey bars at my nearby elementary school.

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