Chicago has been forced to allow gun stores by a court order, but a new city ordinance introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel will look to severely restrict gun sales.
Under the terms of the ordinance, gun shops would only be allowed to operate in 0.5% of Chicago's demographic area. They would be restricted from operating within 500ft of a park or school and would require special permits.
There would be a 72 hour waiting period for purchases of handguns and 24 hours for shotguns and rifles. Handgun sales would be restricted to one per customer per month. Additionally sales would have to be recorded on video and store owners would have to open their books to quarterly audits.
In January 2014, a federal judge struck down Chicago's ban on gun sales saying it was overreaching and did little to prevent gun violence. The Illinois State Rifle Association said that if the new ordinance is enacted it will be subject to a lawsuit.
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A federal appeals court in Chicago cited the 2nd Amendment in invalidating an Illinois law blocking people from carrying concealed weapons in public. The court gave the state 6 months to pass a new law with "reasonable limitations" on carrying guns in public, which it did on July 9, 2013.
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The Illinois law meant that Chicago could no longer require that gun owners sign up for a registry in the city that had existed since 1968. The city council reluctantly abolished the registry--effectively allowing concealed weapons--on Sept. 11, 2013.
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