May 21, 2008
chicago looking to re-open gun registry after democrat alderman richard mell gets caught violating registry law he helped pass
EPIC FAIL
"Oh, oh no, uh...it isn't because our alderman got busted for being the hypocrite he is, we, uh, um, just want to get a good record of how many guns are in Chicago...yeah, that's the ticket."
So what was the cause of this violation of Chicago gun laws?
Rule one of American politics, it is always a staffer or advisor's fault when a Democrat politician gets nailed for hypocrisy.
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...Just let the meaning of that statement sink in a while.
Basically, this stupid registry was enacted about 20 years ago, and they banned all new handguns from the city, with the purpose of reducing crime...doesn't seem to have worked.
Gunowners in Chicago have to register their firearms every year, or they can't register them and they would be considered illegal.
They've apparently been kicking around an amnesty proposal for a long time now, but it seems only now that an Alderman has been caught with his pants down, they're going to get around to actually doing it. Funny how that works, huh? Registration amnesty for me but not for thee.
I wonder how many decent, responsible gunowners have faced abuse, possibly some sort of criminal, legal sanction, seizure of their firearms or punishment because of these abusive registration laws that the Chicago politicians that created it can't be bothered to follow?
One last thing, party affiliation is not mentioned once in that article...funny how it always works that way.
Mayor Daley said today he's all for the idea of temporarily re-opening gun registration in Chicago -- not as a favor to Ald. Richard Mell (33rd), but to get a realistic handle on the number of guns in Chicago.A former hunter, Mell is proposing a one-month amnesty after he forgot to re-register his arsenal of shotguns, rifles and pistols as required every year by the ordinance he helped to pass.
"Oh, oh no, uh...it isn't because our alderman got busted for being the hypocrite he is, we, uh, um, just want to get a good record of how many guns are in Chicago...yeah, that's the ticket."
So what was the cause of this violation of Chicago gun laws?
Earlier this week, Mell acknowledged that he knew about the re-registration requirement and should have complied with it. He said he delegated the responsibility to a staff member, who apparently dropped the ball.
Rule one of American politics, it is always a staffer or advisor's fault when a Democrat politician gets nailed for hypocrisy.
"He has a home in Wisconsin. He brings 'em back and forth. He's not running out with a shotgun and hurting people," the mayor said.
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...
...Just let the meaning of that statement sink in a while.
Basically, this stupid registry was enacted about 20 years ago, and they banned all new handguns from the city, with the purpose of reducing crime...doesn't seem to have worked.
Gunowners in Chicago have to register their firearms every year, or they can't register them and they would be considered illegal.
They've apparently been kicking around an amnesty proposal for a long time now, but it seems only now that an Alderman has been caught with his pants down, they're going to get around to actually doing it. Funny how that works, huh? Registration amnesty for me but not for thee.
I wonder how many decent, responsible gunowners have faced abuse, possibly some sort of criminal, legal sanction, seizure of their firearms or punishment because of these abusive registration laws that the Chicago politicians that created it can't be bothered to follow?
One last thing, party affiliation is not mentioned once in that article...funny how it always works that way.
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DPUD -
I would just love to have someone show me an example of a place where having law-abiding citizens register their guns actually impacted the crime rate where guns were used.
I've been underwhelmed with the response in the past when I've asked people to provide that sort of factual information.
Cannot stand gun-control nuts. Registration of guns is just a means to an eventual end, which is to have a nice long list of whose guns to take away when the time comes.
"'He has a home in Wisconsin. He brings 'em back and forth. He's not running out with a shotgun and hurting people,' the mayor said."
Nice. Really nice.
"He said he delegated the responsibility to a staff member, who apparently dropped the ball."
Did anyone really believe that crap? You don't delegate your personal weapons issues to a staffer, that's called a "misuse of public funds". I think it's also called lying, too.
- LK
I would just love to have someone show me an example of a place where having law-abiding citizens register their guns actually impacted the crime rate where guns were used.
I've been underwhelmed with the response in the past when I've asked people to provide that sort of factual information.
Cannot stand gun-control nuts. Registration of guns is just a means to an eventual end, which is to have a nice long list of whose guns to take away when the time comes.
"'He has a home in Wisconsin. He brings 'em back and forth. He's not running out with a shotgun and hurting people,' the mayor said."
Nice. Really nice.
"He said he delegated the responsibility to a staff member, who apparently dropped the ball."
Did anyone really believe that crap? You don't delegate your personal weapons issues to a staffer, that's called a "misuse of public funds". I think it's also called lying, too.
- LK
Posted by: lemurking at May 22, 2008 01:13 AM (UwARC)
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Oh, I know it, their registry is fascist, dumb and doesn't work (unless disarming and making criminals out of regular folks is the goal), but despite any numerical evidence presented, our betters reject it and claim we haven't gone far enough. We know the goal is a police state, and even if it isn't, that would be the result.
Posted by: doubleplusundead at May 22, 2008 10:23 AM (ZuzXA)
Posted by: doubleplusundead at May 22, 2008 10:25 AM (ZuzXA)
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Re: your comment on #3, I was going to for fun invoke Dick Cheney's name, but I figured that might hurt my case. 
Posted by: lemurking at May 22, 2008 06:26 PM (VJcxb)
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Heh.
Posted by: doubleplusundead at May 22, 2008 07:45 PM (ZuzXA)
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