Chicago approves tough new handgun restrictions

Mail News ^ | 7-2-10 | edcoil

[edcoil]

Members of the Chicago City Council have approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.

Friday's 45-0 vote comes four days after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it almost certain that Chicago's handgun ban would be overturned. The high court ruled Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live

[edcoil]

Two things strike me, 45 member council to run a city that size is silly and the that these people so disrespect the Constitution and the laws of the country.

[SandRat]

It’s the Chicago Daley Mob

[thethirddegree]

Ignore the Chicago law and do what you need to do to defend yourself and your family. My rights don’t come from government, they come from God.

[skeeter]

Hopefully the people of Chicago will treat the edict from the council with the same respect the council showed the SCOTUS.

there's absolutely no reason to pay any attention to their order.

[Daveinyork]

There ought to be jail time for any public official who enforces a law that has been struck down by the Supreme court.

[andy58-in-nh]

Just out of curiosity: how many Republicans members are there among the 45?

[FlyingEagle]

I would love to see a bench warrant from the Supremes to arrest the 45 idiots for contempt, and have them jailed by Federal Marshals.

[jakota]

It appears that being killed in Chicago is preferable to you being able to defend yourself.

The world is truly upside down.

[ClearCase_guy]

What a state should do, is outlaw abortion. Just forget about Roe v Wade. Ignore the Supreme Court. There is no penumbra to the Constitution. Abortion is now illegal in our state.

This is what Chicago is going with guns. Will the media howl?? No. If a state really did this with abortion, would the media howl? You betcha.

[b4its2late]

I wonder how many of those 45 have a gun of their own?

[opentalk]

The gun bans only hurt good law abiding citizens ability to defend themselves. The gangs and criminal elements will acquire guns regardless of any law or ban.

[Desdemona]

I guess the city council doesn’t bother with the national news, huh.

[atomic_dog]

Hey Mister Mare, say hi to Alan Gura for me willya?

[saganite]

Hmm, .45 is an interesting number!

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

This is a very shrewed move as these foul politicians are well aware that the court will be moving leftward and there is a good chance the court will reverse its recent gun ruling.

[an amused spectator]

“fasCistcago”

[org.whodat]

Screw the good mob mayor, the first false arrest law suite against a cop that arrests you will pay you millions.

[Jet Jaguar]

Idiots

[YOUGOTIT]

Chicago is the city that allows terrorist killers to be free and to serve on their universities and as members of the education board that teaches their children to be anti-American. Is it not disgusting that a sorry idiot place like Chicago which is totally anti-American would put in place laws that are in direct violation of the Constitution? Sounds like they are the children of Hitler and Stalin and their city free terrorist are truly Nazi scum.

[USMCPOP]

“I would love to see a bench warrant from the Supremes to arrest the 45 idiots for contempt, and have them jailed by Federal Marshals.”

Excellent suggestion. They are clearly thumbing their noses at the ruling.