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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1078864" data-attributes="member: 1246">How many times are they going to try this before they realize it’s doing nothing to stop the bloody violence gripping Chicago?Via <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-emanuel-to-unveil-new-chicago-gun-control-ordinance-20130110,0,6664130.story" target="_blank">Chicago Tribune</a>:Mayor Rahm Emanuel today indicated he will put forward his own city gun control ordinance in the next few days after state lawmakers did not reach agreement on the divisive issue. Emanuel refused to give details about what specifically his proposal will address. But he said he isn’t willing to wait until state lawmakers take up gun control. Last month, a federal appeals court tossed out the state’s longstanding ban on carrying concealed guns in public. The court gave the state six months to set up new rules. During his remarks today, Emanuel hit on several of the firearms regulations he has said he would like to see in place at the state level since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut. “Waiting is not a strong suit of mine,” Emanuel said when asked today about the General Assembly’s failure to pass a proposed state ban on assault weapons. “First of all, I believe there’s, I know there’s a majority in the state, an overwhelming majority in the city for a ban on assault weapons, clips, and comprehensive background checks on all sales, wherever they take place, wherever the location may be. And there’s also a majority in the legislature.” </blockquote>

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