- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2011
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Federal court rips Chicago's gun-range ban as the City Council dumps it
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 16, 2011
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City gun registration rates, zip by zip
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 7, 2011
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Police chief McCarthy expresses dislike for gun control "abolitionists"
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 13, 2010
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City Clarifies New Gun Law--But Still Won't Say How Often the Old One Was Enforced
The city's new gun regulations go into effect, but area law enforcement officials won't say whether they ever used the one it's replacing.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 1, 2010
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City Council Poised to Pass Still-Unseen Gun Legislation By Friday
Plans are afoot for the Chicago City Council to pass a new gun-control ordinance, even though aldermen haven't even seen it yet.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 29, 2010
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City Council Doesn't Act on New Gun Ordinance Because There's No Ordinance To Act On
Chicago city officials say they don't have a new gun ordinance ready yet, but corporation counsel Mara Georges says she hopes it will include a one-gun-per-person limit and a ban on gun shops within the city limits.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2010
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Mayor Daley Vows to Put New Gun Regulations in Place But Won't Say What They Are
Mayor Daley promises that more gun regulations are on the way for Chicago—but he won't say what they are, and he can't say when anyone's been charged with violating the city's current gun ban.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2010
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City Council to Consider New Gun Regulations Tuesday
The City Council makes plans for more gun regulations, but not everyone's on board with Mayor Daley's gun rhetoric.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2010
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Supreme Court Nixes Chicago's Gun Ban
The Supreme Court strikes down Chicago's handgun ban, but that won't end the political battle over access to guns in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 25, 2010
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Park District Balks at Gun-Rights Group Meeting
Several weeks ago leaders of Illinois Carry got a permit to hold a meeting on gun ownership rights at a south side park. Yesterday park officials announced it's not going to happen.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 23, 2010
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State Reps Demand More Action From Daley on Violence: 'What We’ve Been Doing Isn’t Working'
In April state legislators John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford called for the national guard to help Chicago police fight violence. Now they're going even further, saying some Chicagoans get better policing than others and arguing in favor of decriminalizing pot.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 18, 2010
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City Council Hearing Turns Into Rally For Handgun Ban
A hearing was held in the City Council Friday "to discuss violence and fire arm registration regulation." Instead a PR campaign for the city's gun ban broke out.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 7, 2010
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Weis Struggles to explain how the gun ban is working
Police superintendent Jody Weis isn't any better than Mayor Daley at explaining how Chicago's gun ban is effective.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 27, 2010
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Mayor Daley Shoots Down More Questions About Guns Without Answering Them
Mayor Daley still isn't talking straight about guns and crime.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 27, 2010
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Opinons: About, Like Assholes
Takes from all over on Mick Dumke's butt.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 26, 2010
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Thanks for the Insight, Neil
While I'm clearly not as smart as Neil Steinberg—who is?—I'm happy to explain why I don't think my gun-ban question for Mayor Daley was "dumb."
- Blogs, Bleader, May 21, 2010
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The Mayor's the One Missing the Point
Mayor Daley's distaste for debate and dissent is the real issue behind the sodomy and shooting "joke."
- Blogs, Bleader, May 20, 2010
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Mayor Daley Threatens to Shoot the Messenger—Namely, Me
Mayor Daley offers to demonstrate the effectiveness of banning guns by shooting a certain reporter in the ass with one.
