When Eric Wilkins first heard that President Donald Trump was considering deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, he said he couldn’t help but think it sounded like a “bully tactic.”

Wilkins, 54, was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot about 26 years ago. Now an organizer with Communities United, he said community groups are using other, more effective methods to prevent gun violence, such as jobs programs and sports leagues.

“To have the military come in and push his agenda — that’s just really being bullied,” Wilkins said. “I feel like it’s aimed at Black and brown (people), and I think it’ll cause discord.”

Wilkins was joined Tuesday morning by a few other survivors and advocates to condemn the Trump administration’s reported plan to send troops to Chicago. The

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