Really, they sound like the Mob
Government replaced the Mob years ago. They could no longer compete.
There is a good reason for that.
Did you ever notice that restrictions on citizens being able to carry guns and defend themselves are strongest in the areas where there is the most corruption?
The Sullivan law in New York was put in place by "Big Tim" Sullivan, one of the Tammany Gang, to protect his enforcers.
Why would the other city councilmen be angry at Solis’s actions?