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Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
having the President participate in a Parade in one of the most violent cities in America is NOT a good idea.....Just Saying.
Think Dallas...
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the fact that a President cannot(?) participate in a parade themed “Education: Built to Last; A Tribute to President Barack Obama.” in the City that he represents(ed) and lives(d) in because of the violence that he has apparently failed(s) to address in any meaningful way...says an awful lot about an awful lot
because now he's going to "fix" the nation's violence?...
like this....
Emanuel gives insight to gun control in D.C., makes plans for Chicago
Posted: Jan 14, 2013
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has ordered an analysis of Chicago's city employee pension funds to see if they hold companies that make or sell assault weapons. If so, he wants them sold....
He participated in a panel with the Center for American Progress Action Fund to talk about his role in getting the Assault Weapons Ban passed in 1994, when he was senior adviser to President Clinton.
Emanuel said last week that he is working on a gun control ordinance for the city after an assault weapons ban stalled in the Illinois General Assembly. He is expected to introduce that ordinance at the next City Council meeting. It will include a call on city pensions and retirement fund managers to review their portfolio of investments and eliminate companies that make or sell assault weapons.
At the same time the mayor spoke on the one-month anniversary of the massacre in Newtown, just a few blocks away, President Obama also talked about banning military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines of bullets and requiring background checks on all gun purchasers.
on a related note...
"As we look at the 506 (Chicago) deaths last year, most have been by illegal handguns."
Read more:
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/20...#ixzz2I3GqgUmK