[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H11482-H11483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GUN CONTROL IN CHICAGO

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, in the past weeks and months, Chicago has 
made national news, unfortunately not just because of the Olympic 
decision. It is because school-age children

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have been attacked and killed by other school-age children. The last 
thing our city needs is more guns on our streets and more children 
fearing for their safety.
  Recently, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review McDonald 
v. City of Chicago, a case that challenges whether Chicago's local 
handgun ban is legal. In a time of national concern over senseless and 
deadly attacks, it is a concern.
  Since 1983, it has been illegal to purchase or own a handgun within 
Chicago city limits. Over the course of that 26 years, Chicago has seen 
the number of registered handguns drop. Guns have become scarcer, 
saving lives and creating safer neighborhoods in the process.
  As we work to make our cities and communities safer, there are many 
additional things we could and should fight for. I stand ready to work 
with the administration to reinstate the assault weapons ban and ready 
to work with this body to close the gun show loophole.
  But in the absence of Federal action, it is critical that we preserve 
the rights of the people to protect their children and their families 
at the local level.

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