Chicago toughens ban on assault weapons amid violence

[gthaustex]

Posted this here instead of other states as this is more of a political move, seeing that the current gun bans in Chicago already aren't working.....

Now, from Chicago....

The Chicago City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to toughen its existing ban on assault weapons by adding more types of guns to the banned list and imposing stiffer fines for violations of the law.

The nation's third-largest city is facing a wave of gang-related gun violence.

This nugget from one of the people who voted for the ban, basically saying he knows it won't make a difference:

"No legislation, no matter how strict, will keep weapons out of the wrong hands. We all know that," said Chicago City Councilman Robert Fioretti, who voted for the gun ban

Of course it is always someone else's fault:

The state of Illinois does not have an assault weapons ban, nor do any of the states closest to Chicago: Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. Chicago police have blamed an influx of guns from outside the city, and thus outside their jurisdiction.

http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-toughens- ... 00241.html

[Texasrpbrock]

Yep, I'm sure all the guys using them for the wrong reasons will turn them in and do the right thing. Chicago will definitely be a safer place now.

[ScooterSissy]

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Of course it is always someone else's fault:

The state of Illinois does not have an assault weapons ban, nor do any of the states closest to Chicago: Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. Chicago police have blamed an influx of guns from outside the city, and thus outside their jurisdiction.

http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-toughens- ... 00241.html

I like what Charlie Brown had to say: