Push for gun control as Chicago's murder rate skyrockets

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Questions certainly will be on guns in as vice president Joseph Biden gets ready to -- with members of congress on that topic today in fact.

Major cities across the country are taking on this hot topic and a significant way case in point of Chicago.

The -- Rahm Emanuel seeking a number of new ways to curb the flow of illegal guns in his city.

The irony is that Chicago already has some of the toughest gun -- you'll find anywhere yet it also has one of the highest murder rates in the country.

Steve -- in Chicago.

This Chicago it's backed.

Are the leaders anyway expect from the White House and guts the.

-- in short what they would like to see is more restrictions overnight in Chicago.

It's sadly becoming a very common tale another gun homicide on the city's west side this in -- city last year so off 500 plus murders.

Now obviously this is a subject which is dominated public discussion for quite some time especially recently.

Just over the weekend reverend Jesse Jackson was taking his weekly radio show the topic was gun violence and in regards to vice president Biden's discussions about gun control he says -- -- says.

That that discussion should be happening here.

We -- a little last week -- President Obama.

And Warren to.

Joseph Biden because we want them to come the Chicago with the commission.

And as you point out bill this estate does have some of -- even the most restrictive gun laws in the land including a recently.

Federal appeals court knock down.

Both law against concealed carry the only state in the nation that has built up mayor Manuel is taking his case to Washington.

What can you tell us about that -- He will be looking for more gun restrictions keep in mind he was a senior advisor to President Clinton.

In 1994.

When gun restrictions were -- -- congress at that particular time the reason why he is doing so on the federal level.

Perhaps is because on the state level his own state legislature Dominique dominated by fellow Democrats took a pass on a potential.

-- piece of legislation that would have made it more difficult to get a hold of some of these so called military style assault weapons.

And what is interstate is that a former state legislator eight current.

Sheriff of -- Cook County says those will not work quite as well.

As stiffening the penalties for use of guns in -- have been -- Would I be a large proponent of the federal government taking on more of these gun cases.

We're bad guys are Coca ought to love it because it is petrified actually -- five cents.

And this is something that the administration could do -- Al congress they could make it a greater priority of the Justice Department system wanted to go after these kinds of crimes prioritize it more.

In Tom dart says that is something that he would welcome.

-- how we will hear more about the Steve had about an hour half Steve Brown in Chicago Martha has more now.

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