Posted on 04/17/2018 8:51:11 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) wants to use city contracts to punish banks that will not restrict and/or regulate clients involved in the firearms industry. Emanuel’s ordinance is co-sponsored by Alderman Edward Burke (14th).
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Emanuel introduced the ordinance by saying, “When it comes to fighting for stronger, smarter gun laws Chicago is putting our money where our mouth is. The private sector has a role to play in supporting public safety. Chicago should give our business to companies who share our values and want to be part of the solution to gun violence, not profit from it.
The ordinance would require financial institutions to file affidavits “verifying that their customers ban the sale of bump stocks and high-capacity magazines.” Moreover, banks would have to assure the city of Chicago that their customers in the firearms industry “ban the sale of firearms to customers under the age of 21 and those who fail to pass background checks.”
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Of course he does. Shocking...NOT!
That’ll take care of it. Problem solved! Well-done, Twinkletoes!!
It seems that the since the INTENT of this proposal - convoluted as it is - is to restrict the right of citizens to purchase arms, it is in violation of the 2nd Amendment, and gun manufacturers, banks, or gun retailers should sue on those grounds.
Didn’t a fed judge in California just rule that this was not legal? I mean, it’s not legal to prioritize law abiding jurisdictions for federal grants, but this being rewarding those who violate the constitution...
This is ridiculous.
Who in there right mind would hold a contract with a city that doesn’t pay their bills.
"...Rahm Emanuel..."
Eff the city, eff the state and eff rahm emmanuel.
Nope
Commerce Clause and equal protection
It’s a really bad idea to isolate and oppress your nations warrior class. Eventually, they will kill the shit out of you without a moments thought.
While I despise the banks action, this would violate the 1st amendment. Face it that s what the left wants. Then they can legally censor all speech and end the constitution.
The gubmint punishing businesses that won’t punish the LEGAL business of gun manufacturing
Mafia rules still hold in Chicago.
Since it is Chicago, any contract would have to have bribe money factored into the equation.
OR.....
The banks could punish Chicago for Rahm being an @$$.
Their goal is to take guns from non-violent citizens, and leave them in the hands of violent criminals.
Criminals help each other out, and Chicago has been run by criminals for a long, long time.
The government now violates your First Amendment rights by forcing bakeries to bake cakes that they may not want to bake.
And the government now violates your Second Amendment rights by punishing banks that choose to do business with people the government would prefer to infringe out of business,
Sitting politicians that deliberately and knowingly violate or attempt to violate our Constitution should be immediately arrested, tried and sent to prison.
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