{"id":64427,"date":"2017-11-08T11:56:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=64427"},"modified":"2017-11-28T09:40:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:40:06","slug":"speakers-called-for-chicagoans-to-break-the-silence-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/speakers-called-for-chicagoans-to-break-the-silence-on-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers Call for Chicagoans to Break the Silence on Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Xinyi (Ethel) Jiang and Jinitzail Hernandez<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Politicians and 11 different community organizations came together to appeal for gun control at the Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nThe event was held as a vigil for the shooting victims in Las Vegas and as a rally against the National Rifle Association. Speaker after speaker called for Chicagoans to break the silence, oppose the NRA and promote gun reform like the Gun Dealer Licensing Act.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"Speakers Called for Chicagoans to Break the Silence on Gun Control\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/241899186?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Raymond Stavin, a member of the NRA, opposed the proposed legislation as redundant and a waste of time. \u201cIf somebody really wants to come to your property and shoot, they\u2019re gonna do it,\u201d said Stavin. <\/p>\n<p>Debate on the Gun Control Licensing Act is expected to continue in Springfield throughout the fall session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Senator and candidate for Illinois governor Daniel Biss pushed for public support on the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. 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