Emanuel, Quinn try to sneak an "Assault Weapon Ban" thru Illinois legislature lame duck session twice in three days, fail in both attempts.

Rahm and Governor Quinn tried to sneak an AWB thru the Illinois Senate on Friday evening, having no luck there they tried it again on Sunday evening. Same result. Both times their proposed bill was beaten back, not by "special interests" but by honest gun owning citizens of Illinois. Message to Rahm: Stop blaming Chicago's violence problems on the rest of the state. Get your own house in order.

SPRINGFIELD — Add gun-control legislation to the growing legislative scrap heap for what thus far has been a lame lame-duck session.
Citing a lack of support, the House sponsor of bans on military-style weapons — dubbed “assault weapons” by critics — and the high-powered ammunition that feeds them decided Sunday not to call either measure for a vote in his chamber.

Illinois Rep. Edward J. Acevedo, D-Chicago: What do you do next when you can't make it as a Chicago cop? You get a job as a state representative!