Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed the city’s crime problem on “red states” on Tuesday, claiming it was their supposedly loose gun laws that were contributing to violence. 

“Chicago will continue to have a ‘violence problem’ as long as Red states continue to have a gun problem,” Johnson posted on X on Tuesday evening. “The endless flow of illegal guns into Chicago can be traced to Red states like Mississippi, Indiana, and Louisiana. It is up to the federal government to step up and stop interstate gun trafficking networks.”