Bump Stock And Body Armor Ban In Chicago
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 8 months ago
Bans on bump stocks and civilian use of body armor were advanced by Chicago aldermen Tuesday as they reacted to last year’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip and the recent killing of a police commander in the Loop.
City lawyers believe the Chicago assault weapons ban already prohibits the possession of bump stocks like those used in the Vegas shooting, but the City Council Public Safety Committee approved adding a specific reference to the devices.
The panel also approved a ban on the sale, purchase or possession of body armor, like bulletproof vests, by people other than members of the military, police officers or other emergency responders like firefighters acting in their official capacities.
Because no one should be able to stop rounds discharged from LEO weapons, so in order to make that illegal, a ban is promulgated to affect innocent, peaceful, law abiding citizens so that they can’t stop rounds either, not even from the same criminals that scare the cops.
Because cops. They are the most important thing, not you. Just because. God, what a hell hole.
On March 29, 2018 at 6:44 am, Frank Clarke said:
I’m starting a pool to guess when the last law-abiding citizen in Chicago will be killed off.
(…Oh, you say that’s already happened?… Never mind.)
On March 29, 2018 at 7:15 am, Fred said:
They double banned the bump stock? Problem solved. This will surely usher in the new Garden of Eden. This is the funniest thing I’ve read in days.
As for the body armor; if you can’t be right, can’t be the good guys, then at least give yourselves a tactical advantage. Oops, no more Garden…
On March 29, 2018 at 2:15 pm, moe mensale said:
“They double banned the bump stock?”
@Fred,
That’s like Dean Womer’s double secret probation! :)
On March 29, 2018 at 2:18 pm, moe mensale said:
“These laws are going to be changed,” said Ald. Harry Osterman, 48th, a former state lawmaker. “And if it’s not today or tomorrow, it will happen. We’re going to save lives.”
Translation – We’re taking your guns, one way or another, sooner or later.
Such arrogance and hubris.
On March 29, 2018 at 3:16 pm, Bill Robbins said:
“We’re going to save lives, even if we have to kill people, and stuff.”
On March 29, 2018 at 6:06 pm, Jack B said:
I hope china’s spacestation lands smack dab on Little Moscow
On March 29, 2018 at 8:00 pm, Jeffersonian said:
“We have to pass the bill so we can find out what’s in it.”
“We had to destroy the village in order to save it.”
I am getting too old and creaky for that Red Dawn stuff….
On March 31, 2018 at 9:57 am, Talktome said:
When they say save lives, I always assume they are talking about their (tptb, chosen ones, cops, politicians, etc…) lives and none of us normals. And the body armor ban – because mere citizens don’t deserve to protect themselves. After all, we’re banning guns, why would you need to protect yourself from our bullets? If we’re shooting you, you (mr and Mrs non protected class) must be doing something wrong! You will not resist.