Thread: Rahm Emanuel Asks Critics to Support Chicago-Style Gun Control for Our Nation

Rahm Emanuel Asks Critics to Support Chicago-Style Gun Control for Our Nation



by AWR Hawkins 5 Jun 2014 191 post a comment
During a June 5 appearance on CNN's The Lead, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said if critics of his recent gun control push really want to see gun crime diminished they should join together for national gun laws like he is pushing in Chicago.

Host Jack Tapper pointed out that "critics say [the gun control laws Emanuel is] proposing will really not affect the people who are committing gun crimes in Chicago."
Tapper then asked, "Don't they have a point? The people who commit these crimes aren't going to the gun store and guying guns legally, right?"
Instead of answering the question, Emanuel said "no and yes," talked about being "under court order" to do something other than ban every gun store in the city, and then said:

For those very critics I would say... join me in making sure we have a foundation which is a national background check, a limit on one gun a month and straw purchases. So rather than criticize what we're doing, join us in the effort of passing comprehensive gun legislation nationally.

The problem for Emanuel is that law-abiding Chicagoans have lived under comprehensive gun control that included a ban on guns in their homes until recently, so they know what gun control leads to – and it isn't less crime.
This is why the Chicago Tribune says Emanuel's gun control push will not "crimp any thug's lifestyle," but it will shackle law-abiding citizens.
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Rahm Emanuel

Rahm Israel Emanuel (/ˈrɑːm/; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician who serves as the 55th Mayor of Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party, Emanuel was elected in 2011, becoming Chicago's first Jewish mayor.

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Rahm Emanuel
55th Mayor of Chicago
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2011
Preceded by	Richard M. Daley
23rd White House Chief of Staff
In office January 20, 2009 – October 1, 2010
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Mona Sutphen Jim Messina
Preceded by	Joshua Bolten
Succeeded by	Pete Rouse
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Rod Blagojevich
Succeeded by	Mike Quigley
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Jim Clyburn
Succeeded by	John Larson
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Bob Matsui
Succeeded by	Chris Van Hollen
Senior Advisor to the President
In office January 20, 1993 – November 7, 1998
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Henson Moore
Succeeded by	Joel Johnson
Personal details
Born	Rahm Israel Emanuel[1] November 29, 1959 (age 54) Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Amy Merritt Rule (m. 1994)
Children	Zachariah (b. 1997) Ilana (b. 1998) Leah (b. 2000)
Alma mater	Sarah Lawrence College (B.A.) Northwestern University (M.A.)
Religion	Modern Orthodox Judaism
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