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…Adding… Raw audio of the presser is here.
* Earlier today…
Packed room at AT&T center opening on North Side. Mayor Emanuel and Gov. Rauner here. Mayor expected to deliver a letter to Gov urging him to sign gun bill. #twill pic.twitter.com/vWlS0GegA1
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) March 7, 2018
Mayor Emanuel quietly handed Gov. Rauner the letter, signed by all 50 aldermen, urging him to sign gun bill.
— Tina Sfondeles (@TinaSfon) March 7, 2018
He did reiterate his support for “safer schools,” a bump stock ban, a generic call to “support law enforcement” and “do a better job keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and mentally ill.” He ignored a follow up question about whether or not he’ll act before the primary.
— Mark Maxwell (@WCIA3Mark) March 7, 2018
Rauner says he has been “clear” on guns (he hasn’t though). He speaks in generalities: supports a conversation, making schools safer, banning bump sticks, more support for police. Gov has not given explicit answers on his position on bills; his conversations about them unclear. pic.twitter.com/7o6iJWVcRw
— Amanda Vinicky (@AmandaVinicky) March 7, 2018
Saying he “supports a conversation” is a common @GovRauner tactic that buys him more time, and helps him to not get pinned down on an issue. But delaying staking a side has consequences, and it’s bitten him before. (And no doubt Dems have and will use this habit against him) https://t.co/RygCgJzWlj
— Hannah Meisel (@hannahmeisel) March 7, 2018
* And this happened…
.@GovRauner goes in for the handshake with @ChicagosMayor at an AT&T ribbon cutting. pic.twitter.com/CzN7TbXQPK
— Mark Maxwell (@WCIA3Mark) March 7, 2018
You can caption that pic if you want, or talk about Rauner and gun control bills, or both. Up to you.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 11:35 am
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What a suprise!Will he be upset because us steel reopened its plant without his reforms.
Comment by Not a Billionaire Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 11:41 am
Realistically, yeah banning bump stocks and increased licensing will help, but when’s the last time a bump stock was used in Chicago? 40% of the guns in Chicago come from Indiana
Sounds like a federal issue to me.
Comment by Politically incorrect Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 11:44 am
Tough to have a conversation when one side won’t even call the other sides bill for discussion
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 11:45 am
And when I say “break”, I want a clean break. In the event of a knock-down, you will be directed to go to a neutral corner. Are there any questions? You are both professionals so I expect a good, clean fight. Protect yourself at all times. Okay, touch gloves and come out at the bell.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 11:45 am
Close it down. 47th Ward wins (by a knockout).
Comment by JoanP Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:11 pm
On my first day of law school, my contracts professor told us that whenever someone says something is “clear” it usually means the facts are actually not clear. Gov. Rauner sure helps support the professor’s observation.
Comment by What? Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:11 pm
The “V” in Bruce V. Rauner actually stands for “vague”.
Comment by Jocko Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:11 pm
Rahm, as he reaches to shake Rauner’s hand remembers how Bruce tells the story how he “made” him.
Pauses happen for lots of reasons, memories are one of those reasons…
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:24 pm
Is the Rauner constituency the 2A voters downstate he probably feels he has in the bag so if he will move any gun bill in the interest of keeping 2A voters “not too angry”, or will Rauner continue the left-leaning social agenda signatures, and count on the anti “She-Caw-Go” rhetoric ginned heavier than a signature?
Questions abound when you stand for so little.
Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:28 pm
In Rauner’s defense I think he’s been crystal clear on every question that has been put to him. The answer is, and will always be, Madigan.
Comment by Pundent Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 12:31 pm
–Rauner claims his gun positions are “crystal clear” when they actually aren’t–
–Nothing about that vague response is crystal clear & it ignores the question.–
–Rauner says he has been “clear” on guns (he hasn’t though).–
It’s now just rote that reporters have to point out that Rauner is lying.
Seriously, what’s the point of this guy?
Comment by wordslinger Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 1:55 pm
==Sounds like a federal issue to me. ==
It is a federal issue, but the federal government has shown zero willingness to take any steps. That puts it back into the state’s hands.
Comment by supplied_demand Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 2:34 pm
Rahm: “So is that a real cowboy belt buckle ? I always wanted one of those. That and a pony ”
BR: ” Not sure if I can help with the belt, but stop but the Colorado digs sometime, we have a nice Shetland pony that you can ride. While were ridin we can shoot some guns and discuss why going after law abiding citizens rights is not going to solve the murder rate in Chitown”
Comment by NorthsideNoMore Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 3:00 pm
What’s clear is there is a race between him vetoing bills and the rest of us early voting.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 3:27 pm
Per Protocals, Bruce needs to check with Governor Diana to see what Illinois Executive Branch Policy is. He is so not busy with his not blind trust he does not even feel in charge. Gun policy is clear, just ask the Misses.
Comment by Al Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 4:08 pm
“Is the Rauner constituency the 2A voters downstate he probably feels he has in the bag…”
The southern Illinois gun hicks still have not figured out that police unions are their worst enemy. Not one police union in Illinois supported concealed carry (for citizen/taxpayers) for forty years. When southern IL good old boy Brandon Phelps sponsored his concealed carry bill, southern IL types like Valinda Rowe fell all over themselves giving away the goodies like Duty to Inform and gun seizure during police stops for licensed citizens so the police unions wouldn’t (openly) oppose Phelps NRA bill.
It’s been four years since Phelps carry bill passed in 2013, and the gun hicks haven’t moved an inch, even with a Republican governor. The “Bauer bill” body armor and magazine ban proves that NRA members will keep coming back again and again to get kicked in the teeth by police unions. Bruce Rauner has nothing to fear from gun owners, especially in southern IL.
Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Mar 7, 18 @ 8:46 pm