Many years ago... during the days of the original Mayor Daly I saw a sign alongside the Dan Ryan Expressway, it said:
"Some cities hate their mayor nightly; but we hate our Mayor Daly"
Seems things never change do they?
(I gotta becareful, I dating my self here...
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When I was in highschool I was a JROTC cadet (early 70's) the rifles we were issued were live M-14 rifles, and yes they were "adaptable" for select fire though the selectors were removed. With a bobby pin or a cotter key they could be "fixed" which was done on many a manuever we attended. Just had to remember to set them back when turned in afterwards! Oh, yeah, funny thing is we just didn't have school shootings then either.
Now they have a de-milled '03A3 as their issue rifle, they don't even have the .22 rifles we had on the rifle team!
Of course, this is for everyones saftey...
(My daughter took JROTC when she was there (same school) thats how I found out about the "down-grade". Now she serves in Iraq driving a Humvee in convoys.
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...And it' all because of that evil Chi Town yah know!
Just kidding. I don't blame the people of Chicago, it's them pesky politicians who are most to blame. Democracy is great, now if we could just get rid of politicians, and "most" lawyers too while were at it...
Why is the severity of the "anti"-laws proportionate to the size of the city? Why is the size of the Political BS also proportionate?
And why do they wan't to blame any one but them selves?
Chicago sent Capone to a safe house here* during his Tax Evasion trial for safe keeping (*here is: Grand Rapids, MI). Guess they felt they couldn't protect him there. Chicago's effect is felt here as much as Detriot's is and it's mostly bad from both sides. It's ironic that Chi Town politicos want's to blame the out-state areas for their troubles.
To wrap up this ramble, hang in there Illinois and Indianna were with you cause we suffer too!