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...National Rifle Association opposes any proposed legislation, at any level of government, which is directed against the firearm rather than against the criminal misuse of firearms...
...cities, local legislation is simply inadequate. Chicago law requires a resident to secure a city permit to buy a gun, and these permits are hard to come by. But in virtually every Chicago suburb, a gun buyer need present only an easily acquired $5 state form called a Firearm Owners Identification Card, as well as proof of identity. "What's the use in having a city law," asks Chicago's Deputy Police Superintendent John Killackey, "when you can walk 20 feet across the city limits and buy an arsenal...
...prison will keep me alive. And I would never choose to live the rest of my life surrounded by pigs like the Hearsts." The day before the tape was delivered, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted her for armed bank robbery and committing a felony with a firearm. Added to the 19 felony charges brought against her by authorities in Los Angeles, the latest accusation could keep her in prison for the rest of her life-if she is captured alive and convicted...
Elwin, Boatwright, and Edelman were convicted of illegal possession of firearms without firearm identification cards, and conspiracy to unlawfully possess firearms. Boatwright received concurrently-running six-month sentences on both counts. Edelman and Elwin received 30-day sentences on each charge, with the prison terms running consecutively...
Police had booked seven of the residents at the 452 Franklin St. commune on charges of being knowingly in the presence of narcotics and illegal possession of firearms without having a registration or firearm identification card...