Fort Hood Investigation; Gun Culture
DOBBS: The mayor of Chicago is speaking out about last week's Fort Hood massacre. Richard Daley, a longtime opponent of handguns, is blaming the Second Amendment for Major Nidal Malik Hasan's shooting rampage. Gun advocates, however, say it's just another example of political correctness run amok. Louise Schiavone has our report.</s>LOUISE SCHIAVONE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The massacre at Fort Hood, the result of a Muslim extremist, a psychologically disturbed individual or another case of America's gun culture gone bad? Here's Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's take.</s>MAYOR RICHARD DALEY (D), CHICAGO: Everyday in society someone is being killed unfortunately. America loves guns. We love guns to a point that we see the devastation on a daily basis. And you don't blame a group. You don't blame a society, an immigrant community because of the actions of one group -- you can't -- one individual, you cannot say that.</s>SCHIAVONE: The question came up as the mayor visited a city elementary school, receiving thousands in federal funds to teach students the Arabic language. Gun rights advocates reject the mayor's assessment.</s>LARRY PRATT, GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA: Daley needs a reality check. Crooks are evil, but they're generally not stupid. They don't normally start their crime when I'm standing next to a patrol car, and they certainly aren't going to try to take me on if they think I can shoot back.</s>SCHIAVONE: The mayor's office was closed for Veterans Day. And his press secretary did not respond to an inquiry earlier in the day from LOU DOBBS TONIGHT. Mr. Daley's comments came as the week began with 13 dead at Fort Hood. At the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation, this analyst says the shooting at Fort Hood, where soldiers are not allowed to carry guns, proves gun control doesn't work.</s>BRIAN DARLING, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Bad guys will get guns. They'll find gun-free places; they'll go there and commit crimes. And the only way to really defend against this is to arm more people.</s>SCHIAVONE: Whether that's the answer or not, problems persist. Despite a ban on handguns, gun violence in Chicago is rampant with a University of Chicago report this year estimating that most of Chicago's more than 500 homicide victims in 2008 died from gunshot wounds.</s>SCHIAVONE: Lou, Chicago's gun ban is due for Supreme Court consideration sometime this winter -- Lou.</s>DOBBS: Louise, thank you very much -- Louise Schiavone from Washington. Up next here, a major church tries to stifle free speech and tries to silence dissent. I'll be talking with a member of that church who's made a difference. Also, Democrats struggling to pass health care. Lawmakers now say President Obama's year-end deadline will not be met. And we're honoring our veterans supporting our troops tonight, and we'll hear firsthand what service to this nation means to our veterans and to you and me.