Cellar Dweller
Member
Please critique...I tried using gungrabber-type simple language. Gonna try the Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times and Daily Herald in a day or two. Remember - the average reader and editor doesn't know or care what defines an assault weapon
Discharging a firearm in public is illegal.
Possessing a firearm or ammunition without a FOID is illegal.
Actual or attempted assault, manslaughter, and murder is illegal.
Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a felon is illegal.
All firearms must be registered in Chicago, and no new handguns have been approved for common citizens for over 20 years; there is no "grandfather clause" for inheriting/transferring registered weapons.
The TEC-9 and AK-47 are specifically banned in Chicago and Cook County already.
With all this existing law in place, two more young innocents were shot dead.
Mayor Daley, ICAHV, and Governor Blagojevich continue to push for an "assault-weapons" ban, amongst other "sensible gun control" ideas. Most municipalities have few or no restrictions beyond existing state law. Chicago, despite having the most restrictions, has a disproportionate volume of gun violence. When Chicago effectively closed the handgun register, no states had concealed carry laws; currently 46 states have a provision for CCW. Somehow, Illinois is "progressive" by being a holdout. Neither more nor less gun control would have made a difference to Starkesia Reed or Siretha White, because gang members can get guns and ammunition regardless of the law.
"Sensible" gun control only deprives lawful citizens. It does nothing to hinder criminals. ICAHV, Mayor Daley and Governor Blagojevich cannot or will not admit that their approach does not work.
Discharging a firearm in public is illegal.
Possessing a firearm or ammunition without a FOID is illegal.
Actual or attempted assault, manslaughter, and murder is illegal.
Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a felon is illegal.
All firearms must be registered in Chicago, and no new handguns have been approved for common citizens for over 20 years; there is no "grandfather clause" for inheriting/transferring registered weapons.
The TEC-9 and AK-47 are specifically banned in Chicago and Cook County already.
With all this existing law in place, two more young innocents were shot dead.
Mayor Daley, ICAHV, and Governor Blagojevich continue to push for an "assault-weapons" ban, amongst other "sensible gun control" ideas. Most municipalities have few or no restrictions beyond existing state law. Chicago, despite having the most restrictions, has a disproportionate volume of gun violence. When Chicago effectively closed the handgun register, no states had concealed carry laws; currently 46 states have a provision for CCW. Somehow, Illinois is "progressive" by being a holdout. Neither more nor less gun control would have made a difference to Starkesia Reed or Siretha White, because gang members can get guns and ammunition regardless of the law.
"Sensible" gun control only deprives lawful citizens. It does nothing to hinder criminals. ICAHV, Mayor Daley and Governor Blagojevich cannot or will not admit that their approach does not work.