Chicago Alderman: Put GPS Tracking Devices On All Guns

Breitbart TV / CBS ^ | January 18, 2013

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CHICAGO (CBS) – A South Side alderman is asking for City Council hearings on an unorthodox gun control measure that would allow for GPS tracking of firearms. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports Ald. Willie Cochran (20th), a former police officer, has suggested that global positioning system chips be embedded in new guns, and retrofitted on existing firearms, so they could be located if they go missing.

“Just like if your car gets stolen, OnStar can tell you where your car is. If your gun gets stolen, and you report it, we should be able to find that gun,” he said.

Cochran has introduced a resolution asking the Committee on Public Safety to hold hearings to receive testimony on the matter. A Massachusetts state senator from Boston has been pushing a similar measure in that state. Cochran acknowledged it might be expensive to install GPS chips on current and future firearms, but not as expensive as the cost of gun violence to society.

“Let’s measure what it costs in hospital costs, lost wages, deaths,” he said.

As for the privacy of gun owners who could be tracked with the GPS chips in their guns, Cochran said, “safety is … a much more important issue than is privacy.” (continued)

[TADSLOS]

Let’s put GPS devices on ALL elected officials as a pre-requisite to holding office.

[Husker24]

Of coarse the government would neeeeever abuse something like this.

[Travis McGee]

Put GPS tracking on all Congress Critters. We’ll be their trackers, for a change.

[shankbear]

And ALL of the Chicagobama thugs will show up fo some o dat GPS. This guy is bat$hiite nutz.

[mylife]

You’ll have to find them all first.

These people are barmy.

[JRandomFreeper]

No.

/johnny

[cripplecreek]

Put GPS tracking on all Congress Critters. We’ll be their trackers, for a change.

I've been saying it for a while. Restrict their time in Washington and sequester them within their districts the rest of the time.

[mylife]

I am serious dammit!!

[Zhang Fei]

Within his proposal lies an interesting idea. How about putting a GPS on every convicted violent felon, juvenile or adult?

[1_Rain_Drop]

"Let’s put GPS devices on ALL elected officials as a pre-requisite to holding office."

NO!

They should be chipped.

[mylife]

Naw, that would be a violation of privacy rights.

[onyx]

Dayum.
Another truly smart demonic-rat.
Hey, do whatever the He// he wants, but keep it in Chicago!

[mylife]

That's his "Go Face"
This is his everyday face..

[Sacajaweau]

Someone read them the Fourth Amendment.

[mylife]

It might be on the back. LOL

[353FMG]

We’ve got a WINNER!!!