Posted on 04/15/2002 8:15:56 PM PDT by Lazamataz
Des Plaines (LAZ) -- By a 7 to 1 vote, Des Plaines City Council rejected two sweeping pieces of gun control legislation introduced by Alderman Don Smith and heavily and vocally backed by Richard Daley, the Mayor of Chicago.
Des Plaines is twenty miles from Chicago, and is considered a suburb of the city.
Smith introduced both a set of gun dealer restrictions, and a comprehensive assault weapons ban.
The gun dealer restrictions would have forced gun dealers to pay 55$ to the city, undergo fingerprints, be subjected to a criminal background check, and would have prevented gun dealers from operating in a quarter-mile radius of dozens of types of establishments, virtually preventing any gun and ammunition sales in Des Plaines.
The second ordinance would have banned sales and possession of so-called assault weapons, which were defined by name and by features. There was no provision for grandfathering of existing firerams.
The turnout by those opposed to these measures was so large that both the city council meeting and the overflow room were too full for the Des Plaines firefighters requirements, so the remaining individuals needed to watch television monitors set up in the hallways and lobby. The crowd was overwhelmingly opposed to the measure, and occasionally needed to be quieted by the mayor.
After the resolutions were introduced, each of the Aldermen from each of the other seven wards took turns harshly criticizing the legislation.
One Alderman, Dick Sayad (Ward 4), took personal umberage at the legislation, noting that he is a proud owner of three firearms and that his wife is trained and willing to defend herself when he is away. He also pointed out that the way the legislation was written, that no firearms sales could occur within a quarter mile radius of the son or daughter of any veteran, completely eliminating all firearms sales in the city limits.
Another Alderman, Carla Brookman (Ward 5) remarked that she had a flood of emails and calls, "more than I have on any issue ever", and that not one call or email was in favor of the legislation.
Mine is first, and it is copyrighted, so if they CRIB MY WORK I WILL SUE THEM SO HARD.... ;^)
Thank you. I dated a reporter for a while and tried to learn how to report when I was dating her. I wrote reports of our dates on the internet.
LAZ GOES HOME EMPTY-HANDED; America Mourns....
I love that line...Good article Laz.
Pendulum is moving the other way.
Yes ! The worm is turning...we need to keep the pressure on the anti's like the Ill. group did today...and keep supporting the groups that spearhead the fight...like your post last week.
LOL! Leave her alone, ya big bully. :o)
Now are you going to tell about the "FreeRepublic dating service" stories?
Ya done good Laz!
Well, two-outta-three ain't bad.
heh.
Mebbe there is hope after all.
FreeRepublic.com should be called FreeRelationship.com. I met my future wife there, and I liked her so much, I bought the company. :o)
I had good intentions........ but the usual Monday night obligations with the family came first. Thank you for representing those of us who were with you in spirit. As suggested in an earlier thread, I did make contact w/ several of the city council members to voice my opinion. (I have a semi-legit reason to be concerned about Des Plaines functions, as my kids actually train in a gym there several times a week - wink, wink.)
And just where does Daley get off telling a city that he's not even a resident of (let alone mayor) what to do? I'm glad they told him where to go.
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