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Michelle Obama: Chicago Gun Control Speech Fake Crying? An emotional First Lady addresses an audience in Chicago on the issue of gun control and pays tribute to teenager Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot a week after performing at the presidential inauguration. Mrs Obama compared herself to the 15-year-old, who was shot in the back in a park in Chicago on January 29. "Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her," she said, her voice full of emotion. "But I got to grow up." She told a conference on youth violence in Chicago that her husband's efforts to tighten gun laws, in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut in December, deserve a vote in Congress. The Senate was planning an initial vote on Thursday to begin debating gun legislation, with some Republicans attempting to block consideration of the measure. It faces strong opposition from the National Rifle Association and politicians who say it would violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms. First lady Michelle Obama gave a personal and emotional speech Wednesday in Chicago as she stepped into the debate over gun control. It was just two months ago that Obama returned home to attend the funeral of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago teenager who performed with her band members at inaugural festivities in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. Pendleton was shot in January, in a park not far from the Obamas' Chicago home. In a national survey of members of one of the largest groups for law enforcement professionals, an overwhelming majority of active duty and retired officers said that the Obama administration's gun control proposals will either have no effect or will make things significantly worse. In the survey conducted by PoliceOne.com, a stunning 85 percent of law enforcement professionals said that in their opinion, a federal ban on assault weapons would have no effect on crime, and would likely have a negative effect on their safety. When asked whether a federal ban on ammunition magazines holding more than 10 rounds would reduce violent crime, 96 percent of law enforcement professionals said no. The survey also revealed that nearly three times as many former and active police believe that a federal ban would exacerbate violent crime rather than help to reduce it. In addition, twice as many believe that they will be less safe than more safe because of the gun control provisions. When asked what they thought was the best course of action to prevent incidents such as the recent Sandy Hook school and Aurora Theater shootings, almost one third of law enforcement professionals said "more permissive concealed carry policies for civilians." In addition, 86 percent said that they felt a legally armed citizen could have reduced casualties at both incidents. Furthermore, a huge 91 percent said that they support concealed carry by honest/screened citizens, and a massive 80 percent of respondents also said they supported arming school teachers and officials with guns. "Contrary to what the mainstream media and certain politicians would have us believe, police overwhelmingly favor an armed citizenry, would like to see more guns in the hands of responsible people, and are skeptical of any greater restrictions placed on gun purchase, ownership, or accessibility." said Doug Wylie, editor of PoliceOne.com. As we have reported, many law enforcement officials have stated over recent weeks that they would refuse to enforce federal gun control laws. The Police One survey addresses this, with 71 percent judging the refusals to be favorable or very favorable. Only seven percent of the responding officers said that they found the refusal statements from Chiefs and Sheriffs' to be "very unfavorable." In addition, a majority of 62 percent said that if they were a Chief or Sheriff they would refuse to enforce the new laws. Only 18 percent said they would happily enforce new gun control laws. "This survey captures the perspective of an audien...