bonnie Posted January 27, 2013 Posted January 27, 2013 This Is a Hold Up: Rahm Emanuel Takes Gun Battle To Banks By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times Friday, January 25, 2013 Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking his gun control push to private banks and asking major lenders in Chicago to stop doing business with firearms manufacturers. In a letter to TD Bank and Bank of America on Thursday, Mr. Emanuel asked the CEOs to force gun manufacturers they do business with to “find common ground with the vast majority of Americans who support a military weapons and ammunition ban.” TD Bank provides $60 million in credit to Smith & Wesson; Bank of America provides a $25 million line to Sturm, Ruger & Co. Mr. Emanuel can’t force the banks to comply, and so far, CEOs haven’t responded, the Boston Globe reports. But the Chicago pol did just convince city officials to divest $5 billion in pension fund investments from companies that manufacture guns. And that effort is reverberating among states. New York and California have both halted pension investments in companies that do business with the gun industry, according to various media reports. Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013.../#ixzz2JDm6UwXD Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
bonnie Posted January 28, 2013 Author Posted January 28, 2013 BONNIE thank you for posting this article--- it is amazing what the Government is doing to get its way dgrimm60 This is what so many voted for.It will only get worse from here Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
Members phkrause Posted January 29, 2013 Members Posted January 29, 2013 This is what so many voted for.It will only get worse from here Exactly! No matter who is in the WH or the Congress, and yes it will only get worse as time goes on. Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
bonnie Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 Originally Posted By: bonnie This is what so many voted for.It will only get worse from here Exactly! No matter who is in the WH or the Congress, and yes it will only get worse as time goes on. Yes it does matter who is in the White House.Very little is new in this world but the easy acceptance no matter what this admin does is New. The Obama supporters are willing to accept any path this admin takes as long as something get slapped in their outstretched hand Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman
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