Dinner out was on our agenda for Valentine's Day but it was bittersweet as stories of love took the back seat today as they did in 1920.
Do you remember as a kid hearing about the notorious gangsters of the 1920's and specifically the horrendous Valentine's Massacre where 7 mobsters were gunned down? 7. Here's a list of 11 things we are supposed to know about that event according to the Latin Times.
*Between the years 1924 and 1930, Chicago was considered a lawless and violent city.
*Al Capone took over from his boss Johnny Torrio in 1925.
*Al Capone is the original “Scarface,” and his income from illegal activities was close to $60 million a year.
*George “Bugs” Moran survived the massacre and told reporters “Only Capone kills like that.” Capone replied, “The only man who kills like that is Bugs Moran.”
*The men who executed the Irish mobsters were dressed in cop uniforms.
*The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre is considered Chicago’s gang war climax.
*70 rounds of ammunition were fired on the day of the killings.
*When officers from Chicago’s 36th District arrived to the scene, Moran’s garage on the North Side of Chicago, Frank Gusenberg was still alive but refused to reveal the killers identities.
*Capone’s alibi was that he wasn’t even in the city on the day of the massacre, he claimed to be at his home in Florida.
*After the happenings, authorities dubbed Capone as “Public Enemy No. 1.”
*The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre marked the beginning of Al Capone’s downfall.
Yesterday another Valentine's Massacre occurred at a wealthy neighborhood high school in Parkland, Florida. So far 17 fatalities.
After reading the 1920's list. Here are some questions going through my mind and perhaps yours.
*Are we a lawless and violent country?
*Who's in charge?
*How much is this gun business worth?
*Who kills like this?
*Who are we going to blame for these deaths?
* Did the perpetrator even need to wear a disguise?
*How can countless rounds be obtained to be fired at Parkland High School?
* Who are we identifying as the killer and is this 19 yr old kid really Public Enemy #1?
* What is it going to take this gun industry down?
R-Fla Rubio has received $3,303,355 from the NRA over the course of his career as an elected official.
My dear U.S. citizens why do you think we are the only country with this senseless bloodshed as a result of our gun control laws? How many have to lose their lives before we say enough is enough?
The suspect carried an AR-15 rifle and had "countless magazines," the sheriff said.
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We are going to need more than prayers... Let your legislators know how you feel.
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