Posted on 05/20/2008 5:16:31 PM PDT by decimon
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Ah...now you’re going to make me do some homework.
I “think” New York City involked registration just a few years before effectively confiscating (outlawing) rifles and shotguns.
Google “Sullivan Laws”.
New York State laws for Rifles and Shotguns
Permit to Purchase No*
Registration of Firearms No*
Licensing of Owners No*
Permit to Carry No*
* Except in New York City
That * means “Don’t bother asking in NYC.
http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws/
NYC wants registration of long guns, and a permit for simple possession of handguns, IIRC. Concealed carry is may issue in the rest of the state. In NYC, you have to demonstrate need to the NYPD for concealed carry. They all cost money.
Long gun registration started in the 1960s in NYC. So when the city decided to ban "assault weapons," people who had AR-15s, etc. had notice to sell them or surrender them. IIRC, there was one holdout on Staten Island who refused, but then surrendered when his house was surrounded by cops.
In New York, you need a PERMIT TO OWN a handgun. On top of that, carry permits are handled on a county to county basis, with many counties not recognizing permits issued in other counties.
That only applies when it doesn't involve guns, booze, tobacco, ribeyes, Twinkies or anything else that the peasants might enjoy.
The ruling class create exceptions only when they get caught up in their own B.S.
I’m just a dumb hick here in Pa clinging to my guns and religion, but could someone please tell me what an “Alderman” is? Chicago seems to have some screwey job titles over there. I’m still trying to figure out Obama’s old job of “Community Organizer”. If anyone knows what that is I would appreciate you letting me know. I am serious by the way. We don’t have these jobs here.
In the meantime, since he apparently was the one who pushed for these laws, I think he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Cuff him and send him to the clink. Let him pay a lot of money to get out and prove his innocence. It could not happen to a nicer elitest snob...
He’s a gun criminal. Send him to prison forever.
Not really.
An alderman in Chicago is what we in New York would call a councilman. An elected municipal representative.
But it’s an old English term and might mean different things in different places. Alderman = elder man. We elder men are wise, you know. :-)
LOL
Like the 2nd amendment applies in Illinois
Strange, I did not know that a staff member, not being said owner of said guns could register said guns for second party.
I thought said owner had to register guns.
But then again Mell is democrat, they make up rules to benefit themselves as they go.
Must be nice to be a democrat. ////// sarcastic comment
aldrman = patronage hack
Is an example of the Peter principle, one who has exceeded his station in life.
One who will make everyone else life miserable to further his political career and enhance his personal fortunes on the backs of those who elect him/her.
An example of democrat politics, provide for me and I will give you scraps while determining what you can and cannot do, while thos same rules do not apply to me.
That’s what we call them here. Councilman. Now I understand. You wouldn’t happen to know what a community organizer is. It sounds to me like a job they did in the Soviet Union, not the U.S.A
Gotcha, and thanks.
I just got into a long e-mail exchange with a “progressive” that I know. Anyways, what was funny was how he tried to link the founding fathers to being progressives.
I still can’t understand how you can equate people who believed in the natural rights of man to being statist/socialists/progressives. There’s a lot of stretching going on there!
A community organizer is someone who draws a crowd behind him when there are TV news cameras around. The crowd gets their mugs on TV and the organizer gets to claim the crowd as supporters. Something like that.
If you’re being serious, then he’s still doing it. I saw in another thread that huge crowd he had up in Oregon was actually there for a concert and his campaign had him make an appearance after the concert. I noticed how no news outlet (not even Fox) ever mentioned this little fact.
Semi-serious. Much of politics is just theater.
So, everybody in Chicago has to register their guns every year or else - and if they don't... they can't - and there is no appeal (except for Helpful Mel's new 30 day extension law).
Did I read that right? Then what? Are the guns confiscated? What are the criminal penalties for all these formerly law-abiding citizens if they don't re-register?
Chicago is a are gun control fascist's dreamland (see my tag line).
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