The vice president is to announce gun legislation recommendations Tuesday, but an Illinois congressman says it's just talk.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Chicago), who is for gun regulation, says federal law on guns is wide-open now, or can be easily evaded, and that's the way it's going to stay.
"You can buy a weapon meant for warfare with a 30-round clip of a 100-round clip. When you have an assault weapon with a 30-round clip or a 100-round clip, you're not protecting your home, you're not protecting your business, you're not hunting deer. You are hunting people. Unfortunately, this Congress will not act, and I don't even think you'll see a bill on the floor," he said.
Quigley says the public wants background checks for all gun sales, and limits on assault-type weapons with high-capacity magazines, but he says even when Democrats controlled the House, there was never even a committee meeting on gun control.
(Posted 1/15/2013 at 11:15am, Illinois Radio Network)
(Posted 1/15/2013 at 11:15am, Illinois Radio Network)