Posted on 05/28/2010 12:08:27 PM PDT by neverdem
Mayor Richard Daley refused to say today whether an 80-year-old Army veteran who shot and killed an intruder will be charged under the city's handgun ban.
Asked about the possibility of charges, the mayor ended a news conference he had called about summer curfew in the city.
"I don't know. Thank you very much," Daley said and stepped away from the microphone. Before walking away, Daley acknowledged people's frustration over the issue of gun control but insisted "I don't think the answer is guns."
The homeowner was asleep with his 83-year-old wife and 12-year-old great-grandson when Anthony Nelson -- a parolee with a record of drug and gun arrests -- tried breaking into their East Garfield Park home, police say.
Nelson died from a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office, which said Nelson died in a homicide--the death of a person at the hands of another person.
The homeowner told investigators that Nelson fired twice before he fired back. The homeowner had bought the gun after being robbed in his home last fall, according to relatives. Police questioned the man for several hours and released him without filing charges, though officials say the investigation is continuing.
The Cook County state's attorney's office has said it has not been contacted regarding pressing charges against the homeowner, but police would be able to charge the homeowner with a misdemeanor crime--such as a violation of city ordinance--without approval from the state's attorney's office.
The man has been hailed as a hero by his family and neighbors, but Daley cautioned that "guns is not the answer to the problems that we see in a home, in the streets of America. It's as simple as that.
"I think everybody understands the frustration that people have in regards to guns, and that's an instance, and I think we understand that," Daley said. "But again, the access to guns in America, the access today is higher today than at any period of time in America."
Police today would say nothing more than that two guns were found at the scene of the home invasion, and that the homeowner has not been charged, but that the investigation is continuing.
They say the a conservative is a liberal that’s been mugged. Given the number of liberals being mugged in Chicago it appears that they are in fact turning into conservatives (at least on this point). I would love to see Daley and his gang bounced out of office because of being on the wrong side of this issue.
anyone know what handgun the guy used?
I’ll bet any amount of money that Dick Daley is packing heat in his own home, and if an intruder ever breaks in?
I sure hope Daley hasn’t forgotten to jack a round into the chamber before pulling the trigger.
That would really be tragic, wouldn’t it?
It certainly was in this case. He didn't shoot the guy with an avocado.
Proof of just how dumbed down the average Chicagoan is.
How much blood is on the hands of controlling, maniuplative, leftist fools like this Daley? How many rapes, assaults and murders could have been prevented if such useless fools were never allowed near the levers of power?
The leftists are the real enemies of this nation.
Exactly. Dumb laws need exposing.
Phil, you got it all wrong. The gun ban doesn’t work because you can still get guns elsewhere. Not until all guns are banned (& vaporized) will a gun ban work.
“... questioned the man for hours ...”
Maybe (I hope) they all had coffee and donuts together and swapped war stories. I hope so, anyway.
Daley would DEARLY love to charge this guy with the hope of making an example of him by breaking him with attorney fees. HOWEVER, hundreds of thousands of dollars would pour in from around the nation for the mans defense and pro bono offers would come in round the clock. Daley is a thug, criminal, bully and outright BUM, but he’s not POLITICALLY stupid. No real charges will be filed.
> Daley cautioned that “guns is not the answer ...”
I beg to differ. Police cannot protect you, they can only document your demise. You have to protect yourself and the Constitution and the 2nd amendment give you that right.
The Chicago gun ban is illegal under the Constitution.
Is that a trick question?
# 1. it's guns are not the answer.....
# 2. well if you are looking to solve the heath care costs for seniors then maybe Daley is right. Just like Dr. Emanuel!
No, it’s more of a clown-car type question. ;^)
Sure. It's social justice.
The platform of the Democratic Party is social justice. It's serving families like this one up on a platter to their moral betters who vote 90% straight-ticket Democrat.
Oh, so in this scenario the intruder was stopped from performing a public service, and the old man was recreant to his social duty, to shoot his socially-useful visiting executioner. I get it -- gotta keep the statistics tidy and help make the social schemes work!
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“The homeowner told investigators that Nelson fired twice before he fired back.”
“..but Daley cautioned that “guns is not the answer to the problems that we see in a home, in the streets of America. It’s as simple as that. “
For Daley to say that in this context strongly suggests he is not reality based. It’s as simple as that.
I would think that Daley has several handguns.
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