Cook County’s top prosecutor is pushing for pretrial detention for anyone charged with machine-gun possession – Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.
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Ataraxis
8 months ago

That’ll show ‘em! (the thugs are laughing)

Chaos In My Brain
8 months ago

Let me sum up the response from liberal crowd…..HOW DARE YOU TRY AND HOLD CRIMINALS RESPONSIBLE

Hello, Indiana!
8 months ago

We’ve been hearing this nonsense about more severe penalties and enhanced prison sentences for extended magazines, trigger switches, etc. for years now. All BS and never once enforced when involving one of the underserved.

Isn’t Illinois Fun?
8 months ago

For a city, county, state that wants to ban them you’d think this would be the default policy.

David F
8 months ago

It’s a federal crime, hand them to Trump he will solve this for you.

Call my shrink
8 months ago

A states attorney with some balls to fight crime. THANK GOD

Fed Up Taxpayer
8 months ago

Isn’t possessing a machine gun already against the law? The article goes on to sympathize that people caught with guns then get a criminal record and can’t get a job because of the record. Guess what? Selling drugs is making more money for them than McDonalds and that isn’t going to change unless they receive some kind of deterrent.

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