on July 12, 2013 in World News
Federal Gun Control ‘Weak Link’ in Fighting Gun Crime
Rahm Emanuel: Federal Gun Control ‘Weak Link’ in Fighting Gun Crime Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, telling the House and Senate to stay in session to address Chicago’s gun violence, called gun control the “weak link” in Chicago’s efforts toward public safety on Tuesday. He repeated his desire for a three-year minimum sentence for gun crimes that would require perpetrators convicted to serve at least 85 percent of their sentenced time, a stronger “assault weapons” ban, and comprehensive background checks for those buying guns. Gun control… is the weak link in the chain of public safety for the city of… View Article
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