Ken Griffin (or his ghostwriter) is right to argue his firms, Citadel and Citadel Securities, divesting itself from all gun and ammunition companies will not solve Chicago’s violence problem. He stands tall against the woke mob trying to coerce him into virtue signaling lest he be canceled, and he should be congratulated for squeezing so many Republican buzzwords into one short letter.
Griffin wants to “engage on thoughtful policies” because he loves Chicago and Illinois, though he might take his billions and go elsewhere if lawmakers don’t shape up to his satisfaction. He says Chicago’s violence problem isn’t because of “legal” gun purchases, as if a gun’s provenance matters to its target. Instead, he argues, it’s because of Gov. J.B Pritzker and his pro-criminal, anti-police policies.
