Tag: Second Amendment
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CPD Brass Wants Tighter Gun Tracking
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said today that he would like to see gun owners in Illinois have to report when their weapons are stolen, lost or sold – steps he said would lower the number of firearms in the hands of criminals. … “We keep trying to pass comprehensive gun legislation,” he added. “And…
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Cook County’s New Business Killers, a/k/a Taxes
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s proposed budget calls for a 1.25 percent tax on businesses that buy “non-titled” items like office supplies, equipment, building materials and even artwork from outside the county’s borders. … County businesses would be allowed to purchase these goods up to $2,500 without any penalty, county officials said. The businesses…
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12-year-old Girl + Shotgun > Large Bad Man
A 12-year-old girl is being hailed a hero for shooting a home intruder after she hid with a gun in the closet. Kendra St Clair, from Oklahoma, was home alone when she heard someone break in. She called her mother and asked what she should do, and her terrified mom told her to get the…
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CCW in Illinois? Without State Action?
In the only state that doesn’t let its residents walk around with concealed firearms, a northwest Illinois county could become the testing ground for gun enthusiasts who want a clean sweep for their Second Amendment rights. … The county has scheduled a pair of hearings this month to determine whether it should allow people to…
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Two Stabbed Outside Near North Bars
Two men were stabbed, another badly beaten and a fourth arrested early Sunday morning after a fight on Division Street spilled over onto State Street, according to police. An officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries that didn’t require hospitalization while trying to make the arrest on a 24-year-old man, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli…
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Give a Lamb a Gun
Herman Cain has a new website complete with video. My first as so far favorite video is entitled Give a Lamb a Gun. It’s a priceless quote from Benjamin Franklin. The video is under 2 minutes… go check it out.
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Obama Must Speak Out on Chicago Carnage
Headline: Obama Must Speak Out on Chicago Carnage That Kills Too Many Kids via The Daily Beast. The story in generally not worth reading. But my comment is: Chicago has the most restrictive gun control laws in the country. What’s needed is not any new laws but enforcement of the current laws. Find me one…
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Emanuel Plans Changes to City’s Gun Law
A few days ago… Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to rewrite Chicago’s firearm ordinance in response to a ruling by a federal judge who struck down a section of the city’s law he called vague and unconstitutional. … Last week, U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan called that regulation “indiscriminate and arbitrary.””There is something incongruent about a…
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Personal Safety Demonstrated by Two Cases
Two different stories in the papers recently on the same day (April 25, 2012.) The first: For nine years the “teardrop” rapist was one of Los Angeles’ most prolific serial predators, preying on women from Melrose Avenue to Manchester Boulevard. The assailant, sometimes described as having a teardrop tattoo below one of his eyes, targeted…
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Bank of America Hates the Second Amendment
McMillan Fiberglass Stocks, McMillan Firearms Manufacturing and McMillan Group International have been collectively banking with Bank of America for 12 years. But no more: In a recent meeting, the mega-bank told the firearms company that its business is no longer welcome. Operations director Kelly McMillan told the Daily Caller that his company has never been…