By Jack Burns
\nTheFreeThoughtProject.com<\/p>\n
As the state promises gun rights activists they\u2019re not coming for their guns, behind the scenes they\u2019re pleading for it to happen. And now the feared gun grab is occurring. Residents in Deerfield, Illinois have\u00a060 days to surrender<\/a>\u00a0their \u201cassault weapons\u201d or face fines of $1000 per day per gun.<\/p>\n The gun ban\u00a0ordinance<\/a>\u00a0was passed on April 2nd with residents left with few choices of how to dispose of their valuable \u201cassault weapons.\u201d Upon careful reading of the ordinance, residents will be left with revolvers, .22 caliber \u201cplinking\u201d rifles, and double barrel shotguns to defend their homes and families from criminals who could care less about the law.<\/p>\n Fines for not disposing of the weapons range from $250 to $1000 per day per gun for those who choose not to comply with the city\u2019s ordinance. While a fine may seem reasonable to some, as TFTP has reported on\u00a0multiple occasions<\/a>, failure to pay fines always results in police action. It is not far-fetched to predict major turmoil and arrests in the event of non-compliance.<\/p>\n One example of the so-called \u201cassault weapon\u201d is the Ruger 10\/22 which can accept magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. Even though the 10\/22 is not listed in the list of guns the village wants to see banned, the gun cannot legally be possessed in the village.<\/p>\n Residents have been instructed to either sell their guns, transfer the ownership to someone who lives outside the village, surrender their guns to Deerfield\u2019s sheriff, or begin paying the fines.<\/p>\n Deerfield mentioned a number of cities where mass shootings took place, including Sutherland Springs, TX where 26 people were killed in the First Baptist Church. That shooting was actually\u00a0stopped by a man who<\/a>\u00a0used the very gun Deerfield voted to ban. No mention was made of that fact in the ordinance.<\/p>\n Also included in the gun ban were semi-automatic pistols which can accept higher than 10 round magazines. That\u2019s virtually all full size semi-automatic pistols.<\/p>\n Even though the village trustees ignored the pleas of residents to leave their guns alone, and passed the ordinance anyway, many residents were encouraged to ignore the gun ban and engage in civil disobedience.<\/p>\n Joel Siegel, a resident of Lincolnwood, warned the village\u2019s residents that governments all across the world have moved to confiscate guns then turned around and ran roughshod over the people. He said,\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s an ancient and honored American tradition called disobeying an unjust law\u2026I have urged (people) to listen to their conscience and if so moved do not obey this law.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal implied the students from the local high school helped sway her decision to bring about the ordinance. \u201cEnough is enough,\u201d Rosenthal said adding, \u201cThose students are so articulate just like our students. There is no place here for assault weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement mirrors the knee jerk reaction to ban guns following a nationwide public outcry of students who supposedly feared for their own lives following the recent mass shooting in Florida.<\/p>\n Opponents of the gun grab vow to fight the action in court while others praised the trustees decision to ban semiautomatic rifles, pistols and shotguns.\u00a0Ariella Kharasch, a Deerfield High School senior said she wants more action to be taken on both a local and national level.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is our fight\u2026This is our generation\u2019s fight. We\u2019re going to keep fighting and this is part of it. Change happens gradually step by step. The fight does not end at the borders of our village.,\u201d Kharasch said.<\/p>\n Predictably, law enforcement and retired law enforcement members of the community are exempted from the ban.<\/strong>\u00a0Currently, in the U.S., law enforcement kills around 1,200 citizens per year. Ironically, that number is actually four times higher than those who die from rifles.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/guns-town-take-696x366.jpg\")
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