Wednesday, March 13, 2013
New bills call for stiffer sentencing for gang-related gun offenses, gang recruitment.
State Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) joined with fellow Republican legislators Tuesday in introducing legislation aimed at keeping Illinois children and communities safe from violence. According to Cross’ website, the “Protect Our Children” intiative targets gang- and school-related violence. The intiative introduces four new bills: “We cannot sit idle with the catastrophic gun violence occurring in the streets of Chicago on a daily basis. We know the enemy—the street gangs and members of the drug trade. We can no longer tolerate the loss of innocent children and law-abiding citizens. We are taking a harsh but necessary position with these bills to rid our neighborhoods of this criminal …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The group recently travelled to a rally in downtown Chicago and have scored an audience with Congressman Dan Lipinski to make their case.
Friday, February 1, 2013
The group recently travelled to a rally in downtown Chicago and have scored an audience with Congressman Dan Lipinski to make their case.
Galvanized by the Sandy Hook shooting tragedy, a group of Western Springs and surrounding-area moms are coming together to advocate for “gun-violence prevention:” travelling to a gun-control rally in downtown Chicago and now successfully landing a meeting with fellow Western Springs resident Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) Still in its infancy, the currently unnamed coalition of about 25-30 moms (and the occasional dad) was founded by Western Springs resident Nicole Chen shortly after Sandy Hook in mid-December. Chen said her time an intern for former Colorado congresswoman Patricia Schroeder showed her that elected officials generally do listen to organized constituents. “We’re just trying to get active here in Western Springs and La …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
President Obama spoke to the nation this morning about his proposal to reduce gun violence; recommends background check for all gun purchases, assault weapons ban.
President Obama spoke to the nation this morning and presented a proposal to reduce gun violence. We'll provide a link to the full video when one is posted. "I will put everything I've got into this and so will Joe [Biden]," Obama said in his closing remarks today. Of particular note in his proposal, Obama called for the following: Did you see the president's address this morning? Tell us what you thought in comments below. Do Obama's recommendations seem like a common sense approach to you, or are you concerned about the rights of gun owners? Get news alerts and Facebook updates from these Patch sites:
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
While visiting Fox Valley, senator says gun control is only part of the solution to mass violence.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
While visiting Fox Valley, senator says gun control is only part of the solution to mass violence.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that he would rather see Congress arrive at a “sensible solution” on curbing gun violence than see the president issue some kind of executive order attempting to remedy the problem. Still, in light of the power wielded by the NRA and the gun industry, which many congressmen will not stand up to, Durbin said he would support President Barack Obama if he does issue executive orders in an attempt to rein in gun violence. “Whatever it takes to keep our streets and schools safe, I’ll support,” he said. “But I hope that we could do it in the the normal congressional process,” he added. “I know that it’s tough. I know the politics on this issue very, very well, and I know some of my colleagues are not prepared to…
Tom Koz
2:06 am on Thursday, March 14, 2013
What do you think of this legislation? Will it do anything to help curb gang and school violence in Illinois? In a one word answer: NO. Though we all appreciate the efforts of our Representatives to reduce crime, increasing penaltys will not do it as EXISTING laws are not being enforced/prosecuted. The "perps" of those laws that are being enforced, prosecuted, and CONVICTED are being released … more ›