Champaign, IL Mayor’s Emergency Priority: Gun Control Grant Money

On March 13, the city of Champaign Illinois passed an ordinance giving the Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen a range of emergency powers including the authority to order a ban on the sale and transfer of guns. Residents would also be banned from giving firearms or ammunition to others. The move attracted national attention — a … Read more

What Constitution? Champaign, IL Passes Sweeping Emergency Powers Ordinance Including Banning Gun, Ammo Sales

With less than 18 hours’ notice, the Champaign, Illinois city council passed an emergency powers ordinance Friday morning, which Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen signed. The ordinance grants sweeping powers to the mayor, including the ability to order a ban on selling, transferring, or even giving away firearms or ammunition. Some would-be authoritarians at the home … Read more