Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel forced by court to write checks to the NRA totaling more than 3/4 million dollars.

Oak Park's misguided attempt to ban handguns cost their taxpayers over $660K, also paid directly to the NRA. A number of recent Supreme Court and Federal Appeals Court decisions have made it clear that the Second Amendment means what it says. Supreme Court decisions on District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v.Chicago, and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Illinois' ban on the right to carry. The highest courts in the land have ruled that American's have every right to arm themselves, in their homes and in public. Instead of spending taxpayers hard earned tax dollars attempting to disarm the honest citizen, maybe these politicians should be using the money to enforce the near 50,000 firearm laws that are already on the books. 

But as a long time member of the NRA, I do thank Mayor Emanuel and the citizens of Chicago for their generous contribution, plus a strong holla out to the residents of Oak Park too.