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Op-ed: Sen. Dick Durbin: Federal law is the missing link in solving Chicago’s gun violence
Chicago Tribune ^ | 8 jan 2022 | dick durbin

Posted on 01/08/2022 1:30:20 PM PST by rellimpank

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"The tsunami of illicit firearms in Chicago and across America includes too many guns bought from gun dealers in straw purchases. Felons who cannot pass background checks use others with clean records to make these straw purchases. This is the deception reportedly used to buy the gun that killed Officer Ella French. It’s time to prosecute this reckless conduct aggressively. A bipartisan bill I have introduced will move straw purchases from a paperwork offense to a serious federal crime.

Second, the outrageous stories of carjacking across the region demand an intervention. I join Sheriff Tom Dart in appealing to car manufacturers to give us additional tools to cut short these deadly joy rides.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; chicago; durbinchicago; rkba; turbin; violence
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--this buffoon apparently doesn't know that a "straw purchase" is a federal crime for both buyer and seller--

--and I wonder what the car manufacturers are supposed to do about "carjacking?--

1 posted on 01/08/2022 1:30:20 PM PST by rellimpank
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2 posted on 01/08/2022 1:31:46 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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Felons who cannot pass background checks use others with clean records to make these straw purchases.

People who break laws are breaking our laws. But, if we passed more laws, they'd have to follow those laws. And then we'd have fewer people breaking our laws.

3 posted on 01/08/2022 1:32:34 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (The experts are liars. The conspiracy theorists are the people who have figured out the Truth.)
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To: rellimpank

They always want the ridiculous non-solution of govt gun control.


4 posted on 01/08/2022 1:33:33 PM PST by Bullish (This is the most bloated and most inept govt in history.)
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To: rellimpank

Bring back Project Exile.

L


5 posted on 01/08/2022 1:33:43 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: rellimpank

is this turd still around? they usually only drag him out for jobs no one else would dare touch.


6 posted on 01/08/2022 1:34:23 PM PST by mylife (You believe that ? Cuz you don't believe me? Unbelievable!)
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To: rellimpank

Does Illinois has the death penalty ?

if not, why not ?


7 posted on 01/08/2022 1:35:05 PM PST by algore
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To: rellimpank

This is a link to a youtube interview of an author who’s thesis is the liberal left is a utopian religion intent on destroying the existing order so we can move towards utopia. It’s slow moving with no drama, shootings, or special effects. But the guys have some really good points to make.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wbg6MAgMy4


8 posted on 01/08/2022 1:36:01 PM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: algore

Governor Ryan declared a state moratorium way back before he went to prison.


9 posted on 01/08/2022 1:37:30 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: rellimpank
Maybe Turban’s state run by stupid libtard such as himself should update their laws? 🤪 If a felon ends up with a gun and uses it for murder that person who supplied the gun is looking at about 20 years in prison in my state. It just happened last year in my city and conviction has already occurred.
10 posted on 01/08/2022 1:37:36 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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“appealing to car manufacturers to give us additional tools to cut short these deadly joy rides.”

Hello, this is Foxy Francis, your friend from Ford. The motor of this car will stop in 20 seconds as your cellphone’s bluetooth signal has been lost for over 30 seconds.


11 posted on 01/08/2022 1:37:37 PM PST by Brian Griffin ( )
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We can pass a bazillion laws but with the George Soros DAs who will not enforce the laws or the punishments that go with them it really won’t matter.


12 posted on 01/08/2022 1:38:23 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: rellimpank
They realize more gun laws in Chicago won't help, so let's make more Federal laws.

13 posted on 01/08/2022 1:38:46 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: rellimpank

Ya Dick, only the 2nd and 10th Amendments stand in your way......


14 posted on 01/08/2022 1:43:37 PM PST by G Larry (The "Racism" charge is code for "No Intelligent Argument")
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To: rellimpank

Fatherless homes result in feral thugs.


15 posted on 01/08/2022 1:44:02 PM PST by Arcadian Empire (The Baric-Daszak-Fauci spike protein, by itself, is deadly.)
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DICK Durbin is a stupid DICK, isn't he?

What part of "criminals don't care about laws" doesn't this asshat get after all these years? OMG. What a DICK.

16 posted on 01/08/2022 1:45:12 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Does Illinois has the death penalty ?

Yes, but no one actually gets put to death here anymore.

At least not in prison.

17 posted on 01/08/2022 1:46:27 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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“appealing to car manufacturers to give us additional tools to cut short these deadly joy rides.”

Hello, this is Foxy Francis, your friend from Ford. I haven’t been able to recognize the driver of this car in the programmed amount of time and the GPS system says this car is not at a Ford authorized repair facility - I will slow the speed of this vehicle by 1mph per second until I hear the magic words.


18 posted on 01/08/2022 1:46:52 PM PST by Brian Griffin ( )
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In fact if you drive a getaway car for a burglary or robbery where someone dies (even the robber) then the getaway driver is charged with murder in my state. Even if the homeowner legally shoots the robber - the getaway driver is charged for the death.


19 posted on 01/08/2022 1:47:19 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: rellimpank

The legal profession tends to the arrogance that law is the answer to bad hearts. This arrogance is probably ancient, but did have a respite for a bit, where it viewed “the law” as something to be divined from God, rather than a brilliant creation of man.


20 posted on 01/08/2022 1:49:24 PM PST by Cboldt
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