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You can't make decisions based on the basis of whether or not somebody's going to sue you or then you'll never do anything.

Cook County, Ill., Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who said she wouldn't be surprised if her proposal to tax bullets and guns as a way of reducing high crime rates in Chicago sparks a legal challenge. Preckwinkle is one of Governing's 2012 Public Officials of the Year.

Cook County, Ill., Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who said she wouldn't be surprised if her proposal to tax bullets and guns as a way of reducing high crime rates in Chicago sparks a legal challenge. Preckwinkle is one of Governing's 2012 Public Officials of the Year.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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