Chicago's tough new gun ordinance goes into effect

[Broondog]

Chicago's tough new gun ordinance goes into effect

2 hrs 13 mins ago

CHICAGO – A new gun ordinance in Chicago that officials say is the strictest of its kind in the country went into effect on Monday.
The ordinance was pushed through quickly by Mayor Richard Daley and the City Council after the U.S. Supreme Court last month made the city's 28-year-old handgun ban unenforceable. The high court ruled that Americans have the right to have guns in their homes for protection.
The ordinance permits residents to have only one working gun at a time in their homes and prohibits them from stepping outside, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun.
Following the lead of Washington, D.C., which enacted a strict ordinance after the Supreme Court struck down its gun ban two years ago, Chicago also requires prospective gun owners to take a class and receive firearms training.
Chicago's ordinance also bans gun shops from setting up shop in the city and bars anyone convicted of a violent crime, domestic violence or two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from owning a handgun.
Also starting Monday is a 90-day grace period in which residents who owned handguns illegally during the ban can register them without penalty.
Chicago's ordinance was widely criticized by gun rights advocates, who have said the city is simply trying to make it as difficult as it can for people to own guns and putting up unconstitutional roadblocks in their way. They promised lawsuits and last week, even before the ordinance went into effect, at least two lawsuits were filed challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance.
City officials have said they believe the lawsuit is constitutional and that the Supreme Court specifically ruled that local jurisdictions have the right to impose reasonable regulations and restrictions.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chicago_gun_laws

[cciota]

Chicago's tough new gun ordinance goes into effect

2 hrs 13 mins ago

CHICAGO – A new gun ordinance in Chicago that officials say is the strictest of its kind in the country went into effect on Monday.
The ordinance was pushed through quickly by Mayor Richard Daley and the City Council after the U.S. Supreme Court last month made the city's 28-year-old handgun ban unenforceable. The high court ruled that Americans have the right to have guns in their homes for protection.
The ordinance permits residents to have only one working gun at a time in their homes and prohibits them from stepping outside, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun.
Following the lead of Washington, D.C., which enacted a strict ordinance after the Supreme Court struck down its gun ban two years ago, Chicago also requires prospective gun owners to take a class and receive firearms training.
Chicago's ordinance also bans gun shops from setting up shop in the city and bars anyone convicted of a violent crime, domestic violence or two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs from owning a handgun.
Also starting Monday is a 90-day grace period in which residents who owned handguns illegally during the ban can register them without penalty.
Chicago's ordinance was widely criticized by gun rights advocates, who have said the city is simply trying to make it as difficult as it can for people to own guns and putting up unconstitutional roadblocks in their way. They promised lawsuits and last week, even before the ordinance went into effect, at least two lawsuits were filed challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance.
City officials have said they believe the lawsuit is constitutional and that the Supreme Court specifically ruled that local jurisdictions have the right to impose reasonable regulations and restrictions.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_chicago_gun_laws

Where's Holder at with the law suits against Chicago or D.C.? It's funny how they sue Stastes for upholding the law of the land and turn a blind eye to those who don't.The DOJ and the entire Bam Bam regime is a joke!

[L1A1Rocker]

I think we actually owe Daley a thank you card for this. He has gone to every state and pulled every restrictive gun law he could find into one law in Shitcago. Now we only need to challange ONE law in the courts rather than going all across the country fileing multiple lawsuits. This one act by daley will affect Calif, NY, etc. Thank You Daley!

[TEN-32]

[AK-J]

I think we actually owe Daley a thank you card for this. He has gone to every state and pulled every restrictive gun law he could find into one law in Shitcago. Now we only need to challange ONE law in the courts rather than going all across the country fileing multiple lawsuits. This one act by daley will affect Calif, NY, etc. Thank You Daley!

That's a very good point. The anti-gun folks are "shooting themselves in the foot".

[old Grump]

And in this case the foot is firmly in his mouth. This guy makes Bloomberg look sane and that is really hard to do.

Lawsuit Filed Against New Gun Ordinance

Updated: Wednesday, 07 Jul 2010,

FOX Chicago News

Chicago - Days after Mayor Daley announced the city's new gun ordinance, four Chicagoans have filed lawsuits against the mayor and the city.

The plaintiffs want to be allowed to keep more than one gun at home but can't because of the city's new limit on gun ownership that recently passed.

The city ordinance was passed after the Supreme Court's ruling against Chicago's previous gun ban. The four plaintiffs say the ordinance prevents them from "exercising their fundamental right to keep and carry firearms for self-defense and other lawful purposes.”

One plaintiff works for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Another owns a home, but lives with his mother in the city and wants to protect her. The last two plaintiffs are a Chicago couple. All of them have multiple guns and say they keep them outside of the city, but would like to have more than one in the city.

They want the court to rule that the city's new ordinance is null and void because it infringes on their right to keep and bear arms.

One additional plaintiff in the suit is the Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers, which includes members who want to sell guns and open shooting ranges in the city.

All of the plaintiffs want the city and the mayor to pay them damages and cover their court costs if they win.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news...t-ban-20100707

If they can make headway on this lawsuit in a hurry the Chicago sidestep may end up making Daley and his merry band of misfits and gargoyles a world class laughing stock. If that happens Illinois rejoins the union and if Illinois wins Wisconsin should follow because the two pro-gun candidates for governor are both out polling the anti-gun candidate by a wide margin.

[AKTexas]

Now if he would only put the muzzle end in his mouth and pull the trigger.

[TEN-32]

Now if he would only put the muzzle end in his mouth and pull the trigger.

The guy behind him is J-Fed. Jody Weiss the Police Superintendent. He came over from FBI. He could light him up first, then eat one...

[Mark Ducati]

The ordinance permits residents to have only one working gun at a time in their homes and prohibits them from stepping outside, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun.

Ah... the old "drag 'em inside" ordinance.

[chiak47]

The guy behind him is J-Fed. Jody Weiss the Police Superintendent. He came over from FBI. He could light him up first, then eat one...

Does Mr.Weiss always have a cocksuck smile on his face?

[mrkalashnikov]

J-FLED looks like he's preparing to assrape Ritchie. I imagine Huberman is next in line, just out of camera range.

[TEN-32]

I think he has has a bit of "Little Dick" already...

[Gunreference1]

Chicago's complete firearms ordinance - https://portal.chicagopolice.org/por...r-registry.pdf

Chicago's firearms registration form - https://portal.chicagopolice.org/por...stration-3.pdf

Steve

[Gunreference1]

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

City firearm owner ID process underway as state sets tougher gun penalties

by Wendell Hutson

One week after Chicago’s new gun ordinance went into effect, residents are already looking to apply for a required firearm permit.

Roderick Drew, news affairs director for the Chicago Police Department, said since July 12, when the city’s new gun ordinance became law, 240 applications for a Chicago Firearm Permit have been issued and 11 were returned for processing, which could take up to 120 days. All applications must be returned in person to police headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave.

A Firearm Owners Identification card issued by the state and a CFP are among the requirements to own a handgun in Chicago. The new ordinance also calls for special gun safety training and firearm registration.

On the day the ordinance took effect police Supt. Jody Weis said 75 people had already stopped by police headquarters to pickup a CFP application.

“Believe it or not, we are trying to make registering handguns in Chicago as easy as possible,” he said previously.

But long before the city created a new gun ordinance, interest in gun ownership by Chicagoans slightly increased, said Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega, a spokesman for the Illinois State Police.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans have the right to own a handgun for self-defense, thus making the city’s 28-year-old gun ban unenforceable.

According to state police records, there were 104,356 FOIDs issued to Chicago residents by Jan. 31. But by July 9 the total number had inched up to 106,667.

To obtain a CFP, Weis said individuals must fill out an application, submit to a background check, which includes being fingerprinted, pay a $100 application fee, and then pay $15 each time a gun is registered. Chicago residents are allowed to register one handgun per month.

Weis explained that applicants are fingerprinted in addition to a criminal background check because “it’s the most accurate way of ensuring that someone does not have any criminal history which would bar them from owning that particular gun.”

Once a gun owner obtains a CFP they would only be allowed to keep a handgun inside their home and not their garage, place of employment or vehicle. Gun owners are prohibited from having firearms at hotels, dorms and group-living facilities, the ordinance states.

The murder of three Chicago police officers since May, in addition to the rampant violent crime in the city, prompted new gun legislation by Gov. Pat Quinn.

On Monday Quinn signed into law a bill that makes prison mandatory for anyone convicted of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon without a FOID. The new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2011.

“We must work together to prevent gun violence in Chicago and all across Illinois,” Quinn said at a Monday news conference at Nate King Cole Park on the South Side, where he signed the bill. “By signing this legislation we are one step closer to eradicating irresponsible, tragic gun violence on our streets.”

The new legislation not only penalizes those who break the law but Ronald Holt, director of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy, said it also sends a clear message that Illinois will not stand for people carrying and firing guns at will.

“(This bill) sends a clear message to violent offenders that they will be dealt with to the fullest letter of this law, as punishment will be swift, severe and fair,” he told the Defender. “(And) that the code of silence on the streets will be broken, which speaks volumes to the moral capacity of all concerned citizens in their communities besieged by acts of violence.”

Under the new state law, offenders would receive one to three years in prison and would not be eligible for probation.

Mayor Richard M. Daley, who joined Quinn at the bill signing, said he is delighted to know that anyone who disobeys gun laws would receive mandatory jail time.

“This legislation will reduce the threat of gun violence by sending a clear message that serious offenders will be held accountable and will not be let off scot-free as many of them have been in the past,” he said.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/artic...penalties.html

Steve

[Zoff12]

Chicago's complete firearms ordinance - https://portal.chicagopolice.org/por...r-registry.pdf

Chicago's firearms registration form - https://portal.chicagopolice.org/por...stration-3.pdf

Steve

Man... Look st some of those monkied up questions...

"IS YOUR HANDGUN A SEMI-AUTOMATIC VERSION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIREARM?"

"DOES YOUR HANDGUN HAVE A MANUFACTURED WEIGHT OF 50 OZ. OR MORE WHEN THE HANDGUN IS UNLOADED?"

"DOES YOUR HANDGUN HAVE A SHROUD THAT IS ATTACHED TO, OR PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES THE BARREL AND THAT PERMITS THE SHOOTER TO HOLD THE FIREARM WITH THE NONTRIGGER HAND WITHOUT BEING BURNED?"

I can see this going wrong fast.

[justinsaneok]