Mayor Daley Considering Changes to City's Gun Laws
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he’ll rework but not scrap the city’s handgun ban in response to a recent US Supreme Court ruling.
DALEY: You have to delve into it. You have to read it and then find out how you can adapt the changes that we’re looking at locally in regards to this issue, in regards to guns in America. Local mayors have to deal with it, not the federal government.
Mayor Daley says that among other things, he wants firearms registration to stay a part of the city’s gun policy to protect police and emergency first responders.
Last week, the Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in Washington DC, but left open whether states or cities can ban handguns. Shortly after, the National Rifle Association filed suit against Chicago over its ban.
Even King Dick can see the writing on the wall. He knows he will lose and is now going to do everything he can to avoid incorporation.
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Sounds like alot of localities are being proactive instead of waiting to go to court.
This is a good thing.
Eventually the arguement will shift from a recognized right to defend yourself at home to a recognized right to defend yourself coming to and from home.
I'm not so sure it is a good thing. Chicago's current laws might be our best chance for incorporation, but if Daley and his stooges loosen the screws enough to render the pending lawsuits moot, that chance is gone.
I wonder if he's getting pressure from the Brady Bunch, the Joyce Foundation, et al.
Exactly. Think of it strategically. He knows he'll lose this battle so he falls back to a potentially better defended position.
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