theGinsue
07-08-2015, 19:44
It's always somebody else's fault. Why is it so hard for Chicago to accept that their own laws and culture are to blame for their problems?
The State of Illinois has some of the most stringent firearm & firearm-related laws in the country. When I lived there I couldn't even look at a box of ammo without first showing my Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card. I once moved 2 blocks down the same street (Air Force base housing) and my FOID card was invalidated until I re-applied for a new FOID.
In this situation, the firearms retailers were severely investigated and found to be doing everything by the letter of the law. Since the anti-gunners in Chicago couldn't find cause to go after the retailers, they decided they could go after the communities where the retailers exist.
Chicago doesn't have a gun problem (other than not honoring lawful citizens Constitutional rights), they have a crime problem. But in typical anti-gunner fashion they're choosing to ignore the criminals and go after the tools used by the criminals. These criminals undoubtedly do not get their guns by buying from a legal retailer & waiting the required 72 hours (24 hours for rifles & shotguns) or many via straw purchases - they get the bulk of them by stealing them from lawful gun owners.
Two mothers who lost sons to gun violence joined ministers and an activist Tuesday in a lawsuit against three Chicago suburbs, alleging that weak oversight of gun shops has allowed criminals to easily obtain weapons flowing into a city besieged by gun violence.
The lawsuit accuses Lyons, Riverdale and Lincolnwood communities of violating the civil rights of residents in Chicago’s largely African American neighborhoods by failing to take concrete steps to make sure gun stores are not selling weapons to people who shouldn’t be allowed to carry them.
The full story can be found at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/08/chicago-group-sues-3-communities-over-gun-store-regulations/?intcmp=latestnews
The State of Illinois has some of the most stringent firearm & firearm-related laws in the country. When I lived there I couldn't even look at a box of ammo without first showing my Firearms Owners Identification (FOID) card. I once moved 2 blocks down the same street (Air Force base housing) and my FOID card was invalidated until I re-applied for a new FOID.
In this situation, the firearms retailers were severely investigated and found to be doing everything by the letter of the law. Since the anti-gunners in Chicago couldn't find cause to go after the retailers, they decided they could go after the communities where the retailers exist.
Chicago doesn't have a gun problem (other than not honoring lawful citizens Constitutional rights), they have a crime problem. But in typical anti-gunner fashion they're choosing to ignore the criminals and go after the tools used by the criminals. These criminals undoubtedly do not get their guns by buying from a legal retailer & waiting the required 72 hours (24 hours for rifles & shotguns) or many via straw purchases - they get the bulk of them by stealing them from lawful gun owners.
Two mothers who lost sons to gun violence joined ministers and an activist Tuesday in a lawsuit against three Chicago suburbs, alleging that weak oversight of gun shops has allowed criminals to easily obtain weapons flowing into a city besieged by gun violence.
The lawsuit accuses Lyons, Riverdale and Lincolnwood communities of violating the civil rights of residents in Chicago’s largely African American neighborhoods by failing to take concrete steps to make sure gun stores are not selling weapons to people who shouldn’t be allowed to carry them.
The full story can be found at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/08/chicago-group-sues-3-communities-over-gun-store-regulations/?intcmp=latestnews