Deerfield, Illinois Officials Vote Unanimously To Ban Assault Weapons In Their Town

Following the February mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal decided that for her community, enough was enough. According to a press release, the mayor "directed staff and the Village attorney to prepare a report concerning the implementation of a ban of assault weapons.""I believe the time has now come to revisit a complete ban of assault weapons,” Rosenthal said. And the Village Board of Trustees members in Deerfield, Illinois, agreed. On the night of Monday, April 2, they voted unanimously to ban the possession, sale,...