[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 25181-25182]
[From the U.S. 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 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.

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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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