Chicago Mayor:
City Needs More Regulations on Federally Licensed Gun Dealers
by AWR Hawkins 24 Apr 2017
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
(D) is pushing more gun control for
Federal Firearms License holders (FFLs) in the city.
He couched the push as an attempt to fight straw
purchases but did not mention that Illinois law already makes it illegal to
sell a gun to someone who lacks the legal documentation to buy one and also
prohibits someone from purchasing a gun for any individual who cannot legally
purchase one themselves.
In fact, the NRA-ILA
reports Illinois laws governing gun sales and transfers are
some of the most stringent in the nation.
Regarding the sale of guns:
A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or delivery
of firearms when he or she knowingly… Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm
to a… person who does not display to the seller or transferor of the firearm
either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card that has
previously been issued in the transferee’s name by the Department of State
Police under the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; or
(2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm that has previously
been issued in the transferee’s name by the Department of State Police under
the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
A violation of the Illinois law is a Class 4 felony that
can result in up to three years in prison.
And in addition to the rules barring sales to those not
possessing a FOID card or concealed carry permit, another law–720 Ill. Comp.
Stat. 5/24-3.5–bars individuals from buying guns for persons prohibited from
buying them for themselves:
A person commits the offense of unlawful purchase of a
firearm who knowingly purchases or attempts to purchase a firearm with the
intent to deliver that firearm to another person who is prohibited by federal
or State law from possessing a firearm.
In addition to the Illinois laws against straw purchases,
ATF form 4473 makes clear that the purchaser of the gun must be the actual
buyer of the gun as well. This is a federal regulation against straw purchases
that is in addition to the state laws.
Yet Emmanuel thinks more laws and regulations are in
order.
Chicago Mayor Rahm
Emanuel
Rahm I. Emanuel
is the Chicago (IL) mayor, a member
of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
Note: Mayor Richard M. Daley
Gun control
"If it was up to me, no
one except law enforcement officers would own a handgun. But I understand
that's impractical," Daley told attendees at a conference of gun control
advocates in Washington, D.C. in 1998, during his third term.[41][161] Daley was a member of the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an
organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.[162] On January 17, 2006, during Daley's fifth term, at a
joint press conference with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich calling for a statewide ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, Daley said, "If we are really to make the progress
that we want, we have to keep the most dangerous weapons that are right here
off of our streets."
Richard M. Daley
was the Chicago (IL) mayor, Valerie B. Jarrett was his deputy chief
of staff, Michelle Obama was his
staffer, and is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett
was Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deputy
chief of staff, the senior adviser for the Barack
Obama administration, is a friend of Michelle
Obama, and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago..
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, and counsel at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama
was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staffer, and
is a friend of Valerie B. Jarrett.
Barack
Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin
LLP.
Newton N. Minow
is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP,
and a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago.
Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory A-Z (Past
Research)
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
James S.
Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the vice
chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Lester Crown
is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank), and the Harlem Children's
Zone.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor
for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Walter Isaacson
is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a
director at the Bloomberg Family
Foundation.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael R.
Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg
Family Foundation, the founder of Everytown
for Gun Safety, the founder of the Independence
USA PAC, a co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns, was a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and a New York (NY) mayor.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a
“Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a
“Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a
“Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Thomas M. Menino
was an advisory board member for Everytown
for Gun Safety, a co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns, and a Boston
(MA) mayor.
George
Lucas Family Foundation was a funder for Everytown for Gun Safety.
Mellody L. Hobson
was a director at the George Lucas
Family Foundation, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Rahm I. Emanuel
is a member of the Commercial Club of
Chicago, the Chicago (IL) mayor,
and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.
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