Emanuel To Banks: Stop Supporting Gun Makers

CBS Chicago
January 25, 2013

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is putting more pressure on gun makers to get behind his push for an assault weapons ban and criminal background checks for gun purchasers.

This time, he wants to go after their bottom line.

Emanuel is pushing two major financial institutions to stop their financial backing of gun makers, unless those companies support “commonsense reforms, including requiring criminal background checks on all gun sales.”

The mayor is urging that banks to stop lines of credit, financing for acquisitions and expansions and financial advising.

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This article was posted: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Tags: constitution, government corruption, gun rights

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