# Issues Touching on Politics for Mass Shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July Parade **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 5, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468 "2022-07-05T18:38:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468/6 "2022-07-05T19:34:45Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > The only political issue I can see is the Mayor calling for a ban on assault weapons. This exchange was deemed too political for the breaking news thread: > [@Mass shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July parade {2022-07-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/70): > > Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey told people to move on and celebrate the 4th, even though the shooting did happen in a wealthy, mostly white suburb. > [@Mass shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July parade {2022-07-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/75): > > Bailey is a moronic Trumper. Highland Park is indeed a wealthy, mostly white suburb, 91.2% white in fact and a median household income of $100k+. > > It is also a Democratic stronghold like much of the Chicago suburban north shore. They have had an assault weapon ban on the books since 2013. > > It is unlikely Bailey would have done very well there at any rate but this certainly won’t help him. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-touching-on-politics-for-mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade/967468)._