Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Let’s videotape all gun sales in our city
When the stench of fascism is in the air, you know Chicago mayor and former Obama chief of staff Rahm EmanuelΒ can’t be too far away:
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a proposal Wednesday that would require all gun salesΒ in the city to be videotaped, as part of a plan to allow gun stores back in Chicago under very tight restrictions.
The measure, which would also ban gun stores near schools and parks, was introduced Wednesday at a city council meeting without discussion. It was then referred to the councilβs Public Safety Committee.
A vote on the proposal has not been scheduled.
The move comes in response to a January federal court ruling that deemed Chicagoβs longtime ban on gun stores unconstitutional. The court gave the city six months to approve store restrictions while lifting the ban, setting a deadline of July 14 for the new plan.
The Democratic mayor’s plan, which is likely to be controversial, would aim to significantly limit any gun dealer who wishes to operate in the city. Emanuelβs proposal would also require a 72-hour waiting period for purchasing handguns and a 24-hour waiting period for rifles and shotguns.
Dealers would then be able to sell only one handgun per month, per buyer. Store records would also be subject to quarterly audits.
And here’s your quote of the day – on the same topic:
On Tuesday, Emanuel told a downtown hotel ballroom full of police officers that the new rules are βa smart, tough and enforceable way to prevent illegal guns in the city of Chicago.β
βNow that weβre required to allow gun sales within the city limits, we do it in a way that does not undermine our public safety goals,β said Emanuel, speaking at the police departmentβs annual awards ceremony.
How long has he been mayor of the murder capitalΒ of America again? “Safety goals” under the leadership ofΒ of MayorΒ Emanuel will likely always fall short because, like a typical elected liberal Democrat, he believes the “solution” to gun violence – which is the major driving force behind the crime problem in Chicago – Β is to keep innocent, law-abiding people who simply want to protect themselves disarmed while the thugs who mean to do them harm obtain guns in whatever way they can – legal or not.
Infuriating. Β But, sadly, theΒ cycle continues.