Emails released via an FOIA request from the Baltimore Post revealed Former Obama Administration chief of staff / current Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel and former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan all plotting a gun control push after the Sandy Hook massacre.
At 6:57PM EST on December 16, 2012, Duncan wrote to Emanuel in a message titled “CT shootings.â€
Duncan asked the Chicago mayor, “What are your thoughts?â€
Five minutes later, Emanuel responded, “Go for a vote this week before it fades. Tap peoples emotion. Make it simple assault weapons.â€
Duncan responded immediately, “Yup- thanks.â€
“When I did brady bill and assault weapons for clinton we always made it simple. Criminals or war weapons,â€Â Emanuel said in the email to Duncan.
“Gun show loophole?â€Â Duncan responded.  “Database?  Cop-killer bullets? Too complicated?â€Â he said.
“Cop killer maybe,â€Â Emanuel responded.  “The other no.â€
The exchange ended when Duncan concluded with, “Got it.â€