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First Step Toward Repeal Of Wilmette Gun Ban
WILMETTE, Ill. (WBBM) - Quietly, in the wake of last month's Supreme Court decision on gun ownership, the village board in north suburban Wilmette has taken the first step toward repealing its handgun ban.
WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Introduction of the measure that would repeal the 19-year-old ban was in stark contrast to the intense debate that marked its 1989 passage and subsequent enforcement. Tuesday night, only 15 people attended the board meeting, none indicated a desire to speak on the ban, and because introduction was part of the consent agenda, no one else mentioned it, either.
When WBBM asked Village President Chris Canning after the meeting if he had heard any impassioned arguments for or against keeping it since the Supreme Court's ruling, he said he had not.
“I've probably received less than a dozen e-mails on the subject,” Canning said. “Most have been in favor of repealing the ordinance because our ordinance is inconsistent with the Heller (Supreme Court) decision.”
Trustee John Levin agreed.
“I've actually heard no groundswell in either direction,” Levin said. “It's been, at least in this community, a non- event.”
Levin said he predicted the High Court's ruling as far back as 1971
“The Supreme Court's ruling brings any gun control ordinance into question,” he said.
Despite that, Canning said, he expects Wilmette village officials to watch ongoing court proceedings carefully, and said he would not be surprised if a new proposed ordinance is drafted.
He could not predict what any proposed ordinance would include or how soon it may be drafted.
http://www.wbbm780.com/First-Step-Toward-Repeal-Of-Wilmette-Gun-Ban/2565672
WILMETTE, Ill. (WBBM) - Quietly, in the wake of last month's Supreme Court decision on gun ownership, the village board in north suburban Wilmette has taken the first step toward repealing its handgun ban.
WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
Introduction of the measure that would repeal the 19-year-old ban was in stark contrast to the intense debate that marked its 1989 passage and subsequent enforcement. Tuesday night, only 15 people attended the board meeting, none indicated a desire to speak on the ban, and because introduction was part of the consent agenda, no one else mentioned it, either.
When WBBM asked Village President Chris Canning after the meeting if he had heard any impassioned arguments for or against keeping it since the Supreme Court's ruling, he said he had not.
“I've probably received less than a dozen e-mails on the subject,” Canning said. “Most have been in favor of repealing the ordinance because our ordinance is inconsistent with the Heller (Supreme Court) decision.”
Trustee John Levin agreed.
“I've actually heard no groundswell in either direction,” Levin said. “It's been, at least in this community, a non- event.”
Levin said he predicted the High Court's ruling as far back as 1971
“The Supreme Court's ruling brings any gun control ordinance into question,” he said.
Despite that, Canning said, he expects Wilmette village officials to watch ongoing court proceedings carefully, and said he would not be surprised if a new proposed ordinance is drafted.
He could not predict what any proposed ordinance would include or how soon it may be drafted.
http://www.wbbm780.com/First-Step-Toward-Repeal-Of-Wilmette-Gun-Ban/2565672
