Chicago aldermen: Parents should be punished if they know their kids have guns

By Andrew Shepperson

Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, left, and Ald. Raymond Lopez. (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
Two Chicago aldermen want parents to be punished if they know their kids have guns, and one of them had some choice words to say about it Monday.
Ald. Ray Lopez took to the radio to comment on an ordinance proposal, also backed by Ald. Edward Burke, that would allow police to cite a parent or guardian who know their kids, of ages 16 and under, have guns and “fails to make reasonable efforts to stop the possession or report the possession to law enforcement.”
“I don’t this is an overreach at all,” Lopez said on WLS’s The Big John and Ramblin’ Ray Show. “We are going after the parents that are blissfully ignorant to what their children are doing, trying to shake the cobwebs off their parenting skills and get them to start paying attention to their children.”
He went on to say parents can do more if they suspect their children to be carrying guns, noting they should pay attention to their children’s body language and what they are wearing when leaving the house.
“I mean there are certain markers that we can tell like for example if your son or daughter is always

Source: Guns.com