Posted on 05/26/2015 2:31:15 PM PDT by Jack Black
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he’s been in touch with the families of the dozen people killed by gunfire this weekend, including a four-year-old girl. He also talked to reporters and police about the more than three dozen people wounded as well, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Mayor Emanuel attended a luncheon honoring police officers for valor and service above and beyond the call and he acknowledged this was a weekend with far too many shootings and deaths.
He says it will take more than police officers to quell the violence, it will take community action and it will take stronger gun laws.
“It is not just about how many police you have, it is about the quantity of guns that are on the street so we actually have gun laws that back up the men and women we just recognized,” Emanuel said.
But that requires action from Springfield where lawmakers are embroiled in a budget standoff.
Stronger gun laws - now there’s a thought - how come no one’s ever come up with that idea before?
Hey! I have an idea! Why don't we pass more laws?!
Take the guns away from the criminals (or the criminals away from the guns as the case may be)
Slow learner.
Chicago isn’t holding Ballets in the South Side on week-end evenings this year?
Man, if those murderers knew they would get 35 years instead of 25, they would have NEVER...
If it weren’t so serious (the situation in CHI), I’d laugh at his statement.
Nothing there about changing the culture. Hm how do Chicago politicians benefit from the people doing all the shooting? How do they benefit from disarming the victims of street crime?
An interesting money trail to follow, I’m sure.
I’m sure he’ll want to start with all NRA members and the TEA Party.
Guns are outlawed in (I LIKE that one ..) CHIRAQ !
How much more gun law can you get after you make them all legally disappear
Chiraq don't need gun laws ... it needs ****** laws !
And start with Emmanuel !
In my neighborhood, gunfire minds its' damn business.
After Violent Weekend, Emanuel Says Stronger Gun Laws Needed
Heaven forbid they are’nt actually talking about taking the guns away from the criminals!!!!!////////////
Well, at least the police aren’t being too hard on the criminals. That’s the main thing, right Barack?
Project Exile.
Maybe they would if there were more laws.
all I can say is thank God there were no guns 2000 years ago or the Romans might have killed somebody.
Rahm Emmanuel: More proof that you can’t fix stupid...
yes, further restricting the second amendment rights of white, law abiding, tax paying citizens is exactly what Chicago needs to fix its epidemic of black gang violence. What a brilliant democrat.
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