As the gun violence in Chicago continues, Rev. Jesse Jackson called on President Obama to return to the Windy City and help tackle their crippling violence, according to the Associated Press.
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At a press conference Saturday, Jackson said Chicago is in the midst of a crisis unlike any other city and that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the police department can't handle it on their own.
He says a visit by Obama to the area where the president once worked as a community organizer would show "ultimate national seriousness."
The civil rights leader spoke prior to a march in memory of gun violence victims. He supports an assault weapons ban and a federal crackdown on gun and drug trafficking.
Read more at the Associated Press.
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