Facing court order, City Council votes to allow gun shops

http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/facing-court-order-city-council-votes-allow-gun-shops/wed-06252014-929am ^ | 26 june 2014 | FRAN SPIELMAN

[rellimpank]

Under the gun to satisfy a federal judge, the City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to allow gun shops, but keep them out of most neighborhoods and require them to videotape every sale to prevent straw purchases.

“If it was up to me as the person who helped establish the Brady bill, the five-day waiting period and the assault weapons ban, I wouldn’t take this step,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said after the 48-to-0 vote.

“But given that we’re under court order, we decided we’d take the six months to come up with a way of designing an ordinance that meets the judge’s requirements, but also does not undermine public safety.”

Ald. Pat O’Connor (40th), the mayor’s City Council floor leader, was even more direct.

“We had a gun to our head,” he said.

[rellimpank]

--the usual--

[skinkinthegrass]

lying little bastard.

[blackdog]

But the hard drive in the DVR which records all purchases crashed! Oh well.

[RightGeek]

Opening a gun shop in Chicago would require a brass set given all the crooked city officials out to get you.

[phormer phrog phlyer]

He thinks laws do not apply to them, they are special.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Chicago is the new Trashcanistan and will follow Detroit shortly.

[Sooth2222]

Al Capone's Chicago was much safer then Rahm Emanuel's Chicago, and in Al Capone's Chicago you could buy a Thompson submachine gun for $225 by mail order.

The inquiring mind might wonder -- maybe Chicago's sky-high murder rate doesn't have anything to do with the guns?

[grobdriver]

48-to-0

No wonder Chicago's so messed up.
Their mayor is bad enough... but every block has its own representative.

[Iron Munro]

Opening a gun shop in Chicago would require a brass set given all the crooked city officials out to get you.

They will sell "insurance" to gunshop owners and become their silent partners.

It's the Chicago way.

[BitWielder1]

“But given that we’re under court order, we decided we’d take the six months to come up with a way of designing an ordinance that meets the judge’s requirements, but also does not undermine public safety.”

There already is an ordinance, it contains the words ... shall not be infringed.
What kind of public safety is he worried about? There are already plenty of shootings in Chicago.
Oh, never mind, I get it. He is worried about good guys shooting bad guys.

[DocJhn]

Who needs a gun shop in Chicago? Evidently there is a trunk full of weapons to pick and choose from if your Garmin works right!

[Joe Brower]

If I'm not mistaken, allowing this shop to open its doors brings the number of gun stores in Chicago to.... 1.

[rellimpank]

--yep-

-haven't seen much lately in the Chicago garbage wraps about all those Illinoisans now getting concealed weapons permits,either--they must be behaving themselves well compared to THE ONE'S sons ---

[AppyPappy]

Said the mayor who is protected by people with guns

[wastedyears]

Under the gun to satisfy a federal judge, the City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to allow gun shops, but keep them out of most neighborhoods and require them to videotape every sale to prevent straw purchases.

I'm pretty sure they've been doing that since at least the 70's. Your move, Rahmrade.

[PapaBear3625]

OK, so people just go outside Chicago for their purchases.

[rottndog]

“But given that we’re under court order, we decided we’d take the six months to come up with a way of designing an ordinance that meets the judge’s requirements, but also does not undermine public safety.”

This comment would be laughably funny, except for the fact their definition of public safety includes 10s of thousands of murdered human beings.

[School of Rational Thought]

geez, I hate Illinois Nazis.

[deoetdoctrinae]

Ald. Pat O’Connor (40th), the mayor’s City Council floor leader, was even more direct. “We had a gun to our head,” he said.

Isn't anybody going to help that poor man?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Liberals just can’t STAND the idea of a armed, law-abiding citizens who can defend themselves against criminals and tyrants.