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Principal Suspended Over Alleged Illegal Gun Possession
NBC5 ^ | October 11, 2004

Posted on 10/19/2004 2:16:19 PM PDT by TERMINATTOR

CHICAGO -- Authorities have temporarily removed the principal of a Chicago elementary school from his post after finding a large number of allegedly unregistered firearms at his South Side home.

Police say 50-year-old John Lewis was charged with 61 counts of possessing unregistered firearms after the guns were found at his home during a weekend raid.

Police said Lewis had a valid firearm owner's identification card -- but for only one of the guns.

Lewis was the principal of Libby Elementary School on 53rd Street.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 61counts; armedpeon; banglist; chicago; peonwithguns; sickago; unregisteredfirearms
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To: TERMINATTOR
Why did Chicago police "raid" this principal to begin with?

Did he refuse to take a bribe?

21 posted on 10/19/2004 6:09:49 PM PDT by Rockpile
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To: Rollee

Only handguns are banned in Chicago; non-evil looking long guns ARE legal if one has a State FOID card and if one has registered said non-evil looking long gun with the City. This double registration requirement applies to law abiding citizens only.


22 posted on 10/19/2004 7:42:57 PM PDT by MossbergPump
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To: TERMINATTOR
Anybody who wants to own a firearm and lives in Illinois is in the wrong state.

Put a big X on the following states if you want to legally own a gun:

California, New Jersey, New York, Massachussets, Illinois or Maryland.

23 posted on 10/19/2004 9:01:26 PM PDT by 2nd_Amendment_Defender ("It is when people forget God that tyrants forge their chains." -- Patrick Henry)
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To: newgeezer

If it really comes down to it, are you going to give up your .22 and your pistol? I should hope not. I think everyone know that if they come for guns in this country, they are going to get bullets first.


24 posted on 10/19/2004 9:06:41 PM PDT by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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To: Cloud William; dd5339
Think the principal had a .32 gun in his pocket, for fun? Hey, this *was* the south side of Chicago...

Yeah, but did he 'have a razor in his shoe'?

25 posted on 10/20/2004 5:29:18 AM PDT by Vic3O3 (Jeremiah 31:16-17 (KJV))
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To: newgeezer
I call it my "drop gun" because, if (when) the authorities finally decide to follow all the paper trails and confiscate, they can have the .22 and be satisfied that they have all my handguns. ;O)

You certainly are a sneaky little bastard i always knew there was something i liked about you ;-)

26 posted on 10/21/2004 12:39:31 AM PDT by freepatriot32 (today it was the victory act tomorrow its victory coffee, victory cigarettes...)
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