Durbin, Kirk, Quigley push for new gun laws

Created: Friday, January 25, 2013 2:30 p.m. CDT

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois politicians are taking a leading role in the push for tougher national gun laws.

On Friday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was in Chicago trying to earn support for two bills he co-sponsored. One would ban assault weapons and the other would crack down on straw purchasers who legally buy weapons for others who are prohibited from doing so.

Also on Friday, Chicago Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley reintroduced a bill that cracks down on the illegal gun market by improving gun tracking data.

And Illinois' other senator, Republican Mark Kirk, is poised to draft bipartisan gun legislation with Democratic senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

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Ed Croft wrote on January 26, 2013 9:26 p.m. ...

Maybe Durban should check with Holder about the Fast & Furious scheme, the Feds sold weapons to people KNOWING they were straw buyers!!! ---- Then we have Durban on video saying that he KNEW the excuse to start the Iraq war was bogus, but the security council was 'sworn to secrecy'... BS! The whole council should have come out and stopped that illegal war. --- I have called these guys already about passing any useless laws about guns. --- Unless something changes, these guys have lost my vote.

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