In a state referendum in 2000, 70 percent of voters approved closing the notorious gun-show loophole that permitted unrestricted gun sales beyond the reach of state registration.
PHILADELPHIA — Officials on Thursday night approved closing 23 public schools, about 10 percent of the city's total, largely backing a plan by the school district to erase a huge budget deficit and reduce the number of underused schools.
In May, the Chicago Board of Education approved closing 50 schools, including about 10percentt of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in U.S. history.
"It's clear that the votes indicate that in two relatively pro-gun states, a very large percentage of voters approve closing the gun-show loophole," said Michael Barnes, president of Handgun Control Inc., a private organization that works for gun-control laws.
The agency, however, has so far approved close to $160 million in research grants, thanks to a $150 million loan from the state and $45 million generated by Klein from the sale of "bond anticipation notes".
Palestinian lands continue to be confiscated, Jews-only settlements continue to be built (Ehud Barak, the Israeli minister of defense, just approved close to 300 housing units in the settlement of Ariel) and the security wall strangulates the Palestinians.
"Once the sale of PowerReviews is approved and closed, we will be able to put the antitrust litigation behind us and turn our full attention to the large market opportunity ahead of us," Austin said.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns recently hired the pollster Frank Luntz to ask gun owners whether they approved of closing one of the big loopholes in current regulation — the fact that people who buy weapons at gun shows don't have to undergo background checks.
But for the sake of argument, let's assume the deal is approved and closes at the end of this year or early next year.
Mayor Emanuel's unanimously approved budget closes half of Chicago's public mental health clinics and privatizes the rest as a means to save the city an estimated $2.3 million.
