Bunker Hill, IL – Macoupin County Board Chairman and candidate for State Senate in the 48th District Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) today called on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to drop a deeply unpopular proposal that would require gun owners to register their handguns and pay a fee or face felony charges. Im against it. Law-abiding gun owners are against it. And 48th District residents are against it, Manar said of the proposal. Downstate voters are fed up with Chicago dictating to us what they think is best. Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel demanded that the Illinois General Assembly require all handguns in Illinois be registered with the state. Gun owners could face felony charges if they failed to register and pay a $65 fee for each gun owned. They also would face criminal penalties if they did not report a gun lost or stolen. There is an ongoing double standard when it comes to Chicago and the General Assembly. They want to dictate to Downstate, but they also want special exemptions all the time. And of course, they want law-abiding gun owners Downstate to pay for this awful proposal. Manar said the General Assembly should focus its efforts on addressing gun violence in an effective way. He supports community policing efforts and community based programs and organizations like Ceasefire, which intervene after crimes to prevent further violence from occurring. A statewide gun registry isnt going to stop violence being committed by criminals, but a community working together can. Manar believes there is a Constitutional right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment. I believe the Mayors proposal is a clear infringement on that right.
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