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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2013, 12:46 PM Jul 2013

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Chicago City Council OKs ban on assault weapons, harsher penalties for weapons near schools,

Chicago City Council OKs ban on assault weapons, harsher penalties for weapons near schools, safe passage routes - @tedcoxchicago

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Chicago City Council OKs ban on assault weapons, harsher penalties for weapons near schools, (Original Post) The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

Expect the nra there in about 5 seconds Bluzmann57 Jul 2013 #1

AWBs are perfectly legal. hack89 Jul 2013 #3

Does Illinois state law allow this type of law? Jenoch Jul 2013 #2

They already had a tough AWB hack89 Jul 2013 #4

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)

1. Expect the nra there in about 5 seconds

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Wed Jul 17, 2013, 12:48 PM

Jul 2013

Can't have any bans on any weapons now, can we?

hack89

(39,171 posts)

3. AWBs are perfectly legal.

Reply to Bluzmann57 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 12:54 PM

Jul 2013

bans on handguns in the home are illegal.

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)

2. Does Illinois state law allow this type of law?

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Wed Jul 17, 2013, 12:52 PM

Jul 2013

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. They already had a tough AWB

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Wed Jul 17, 2013, 01:09 PM

Jul 2013

this bill adds some more weapons to the list of banned weapons.

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