2nd AMENDMENT (3)

Mayor Richard Daley has put America’s gun owners on notice that he will do everything in his power to circumvent the 2nd Amendment’s right to bear arms. Daley took a shot at the five Supreme Court justices who voted to extend gun rights to the states and cities by accusing them of being an "accessory to street violence" and vowed that "As long as I’m mayor, we will never give up or give in to gun violence that continues to threaten every part of our nation, including Chicago."
　
Daley ignores the fact that despite a total ban on gun ownership, Chicago still had one of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation. When you take guns away from law abiding citizens, only the criminals will have guns. Nevertheless, Daley rammed some tough new laws through the city council which are designed to prevent Chicagoans from acquiring or possessing guns. The council vote was 45-0.
　
Here are some excerpts from an Associated Press report on Chicago’s new anti-gun laws:
　
CHICAGO APPROVES THOUGH NEW HANDGUN RESTRICTIONS
By Don Babwin
　
Associated Press
July 3, 2010
　
CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council on Friday approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the nation, but not before lashing out at the Supreme Court ruling they contend makes the city more dangerous because it will put more guns in people's hands.
　
The new ordinance bans gun shops in Chicago and prohibits gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun. It becomes law in 10 days, Corporation Counsel Mara Georges said.
　
It was swift action for a council that typically takes far longer to pass ordinances, but Mayor Richard Daley — who promised the city would not "roll over" if the court ruled against the city's handgun ban — clearly wanted to give police a law they could begin enforcing as quickly as possible.
　
Daley and Georges said they expect lawsuits but that they were confident they could withstand legal challenges.
　
The ordinance also:
　
_ Limits the number of handguns residents can register to one per month and prohibits residents from having more than one handgun in operating order at any given time.
　
_ Requires residents in homes with children to keep handguns in lock boxes or equipped with trigger locks and requires residents convicted of a gun offense to register with the police department, much as sex offenders are now required to do.
　
_ Prohibits people from owning a gun if they were convicted of a violent crime, domestic violence or two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
　
_ Requires prospective gun owners to be fingerprinted, take a four-hour class and one-hour training at a gun range.
　
_ Calls for the police department to maintain a registry of every registered handgun owner in the city, with the names and addresses to be made available to police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders.
　
Those who have handguns, illegal under the ban, would have 90 days from the day the ordinance is enacted to register those weapons.
　
Residents convicted of violating the ordinance face a fine of up to $5,000 and be locked up for as long as 90 days for a first offense, and a fine of up to $10,000 and as long as six months behind bars for subsequent convictions.

EDTIOTR’S NOTE: Daley forgot to include a 'Jessica’s Law’ for gun owners that would prohibit Chicagoans convicted of a gun offense from residing anywhere within 2,000 feet of any schools, daycare centers, parks or any other place where children might congregate.