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president Barack obama – accompanied by Vice president Joe Biden, law enforcement officials, lawmakers and children who wrote the president about gun violence after last month’s shooting at an elementary school in newtown, Conn. – talks Wednesday at the White House in Washington about proposals to reduce gun violence.
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Conceding “this will be difficult,” President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to require background checks for all gun sales and ban both military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines in an emotion-laden plea to curb gun violence in America. The president’s sweeping, $500 million plan, coming one month after the school massacre in Connecticut, marks the most comprehensive effort to tighten gun laws in nearly two decades. But his proposals, most of which are opposed by
the National Rifle Association, face an uncertain future in a divided Congress where Republicans control the House. Seeking to circumvent at least some opposition, Obama signed 23 executive actions Wednesday, including orders to make more federal data available for background checks and end a freeze on government research on gun violence. But he acknowledged that the steps he took on his own would have less impact than the broad measures requiring approval from Capitol Hill. “To make a real and lasting difference, Congress, too, must act,” Obama said,
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“[My customers are] very upset,” said Dale Rueff, owner of Dale’s Guns in Marengo. “... I’m getting a lot of phone calls looking for items that are not even available.” Anammunitionshortage has plagued local gun store owners in recent months,
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Rueff said, especially since the shooting in Newtown, Conn. The elementary school shooting was the catalyst for President Barack Obama’s proposals for Congress and executive orders signed Wednesday.
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HEBRON – The chairman of the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District Board and a candidate for Hebron village president was arrested Tuesday evening, accused of having crack cocaine. John G. Jacobson, 65, of 12305 Jacob Ave., Hebron, appeared in rights court Wednesday morning, and his bond was set at $60,000. He posted the required 10 percent, or $6,000, and was released from the McHenry County Jail about 10:30 a.m. About 6 p.m. Tuesday, a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy stopped John g. Jacobson’s ve- Jacobson hicle on Route 47 near Vanderkarr Road, Undersheriff Andrew Zinke said. A dog from the Woodstock Police Department was called in and indicated the presence of a narcotic. About 3 grams of crack cocaine was found inside the vehicle, Zinke said. Jacobson was charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. A Class 1 felony typically is punishable by four to 15 years in prison; a Class 4 usually carries one to three years. When contacted Wednesday, Fire Chief Scott Mullis confirmed that a man named John Jacobson was chairman of the fire board, but declined to comment further because he was unaware of any charges. Hebron Village Clerk Jean Attermeier confirmed Jacobson filed paperwork to run for village president in the April 9 election. Jacobson is running against incumbent Village President Frank Beatty. Court records show Jacobson also has a pending charge of driving under the influence. It is set to go to trial Feb. 5. His next scheduled court date on the drug charge is Jan. 25.