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This was in the Chicago Tribune yesterday. I was going to write about CCW's and how I think they are important here in IL, but fat chance of that ever happening.
County board approves
new gun laws
By Rick Hepp
Tribune Staff Writer
November 23, 1999
The Cook County Board of Commissioners today
adopted a gun-control package that includes raising the
legal age for buying a gun and imposing new restrictions
on gun dealers.
Board President John Stroger said the ordinance is
"more comprehensive" than existing county and state
laws.
The ordinance, which goes into effect in about seven
months, covers 80 municipalities and unincorporated
areas of the county that do not have gun-control laws.
"It has more teeth and (will have a) broader impact on
controlling guns," Stroger said. "We hope it will be more
affective and reduce the incidence of guns and violence
in our community."
Under the new regulations, a gun buyer must be 21
years old -- an increase from 18 years old -- and can
purchase only one firearm per month. The buyer must
provide fingerprints and a current driver's license or state
identification card and answer probing background
questions before a purchase can be made.
"There is nothing that covers your constitutional right to
posses a gun," said David A. Bonoma, the director of
intergovernmental affairs with the Cook County state's
attorney's office. "They just have to pass comprehensive
background checks to get their gun."
The ordinance also bans the opening of new gun
dealerships, although existing dealers in good standing
could expand their locations within the county.
Currently, there are 109 federally licensed gun dealers in
the county. As of today, only 10 of those licensed
dealers were located in areas where the ordinance
applies, Bonoma said.
The new regulations revoke the license of any dealer
who knowingly sells to a "straw" purchaser -- a legal
buyer who purchases firearms on behalf of a person
who cannot buy them legally.
Other provisions include:
Requiring a safety mechanism such as a trigger lock to
be used at all times when transferring a gun from place
to place.
Requiring dealers to pay $1,000, up from $500, as an
annual licensing fee. Gun shops can get a $500 rebate if
they purchase new electronic equipment that transfers a
digital image of a prospective buyer's fingerprints and
photo ID to the Illinois State Police as part of the
background check.
Limiting any new dealer licenses from being issued
within five miles of an existing gun shop or within one
mile of a school or park.
Limiting the number of gun shows that can be held at
any site to four within six months.
Denying a dealer license or gun show permit to any
applicant or relative of an applicant who has ever had a
license suspended or revoked.
County board approves
new gun laws
By Rick Hepp
Tribune Staff Writer
November 23, 1999
The Cook County Board of Commissioners today
adopted a gun-control package that includes raising the
legal age for buying a gun and imposing new restrictions
on gun dealers.
Board President John Stroger said the ordinance is
"more comprehensive" than existing county and state
laws.
The ordinance, which goes into effect in about seven
months, covers 80 municipalities and unincorporated
areas of the county that do not have gun-control laws.
"It has more teeth and (will have a) broader impact on
controlling guns," Stroger said. "We hope it will be more
affective and reduce the incidence of guns and violence
in our community."
Under the new regulations, a gun buyer must be 21
years old -- an increase from 18 years old -- and can
purchase only one firearm per month. The buyer must
provide fingerprints and a current driver's license or state
identification card and answer probing background
questions before a purchase can be made.
"There is nothing that covers your constitutional right to
posses a gun," said David A. Bonoma, the director of
intergovernmental affairs with the Cook County state's
attorney's office. "They just have to pass comprehensive
background checks to get their gun."
The ordinance also bans the opening of new gun
dealerships, although existing dealers in good standing
could expand their locations within the county.
Currently, there are 109 federally licensed gun dealers in
the county. As of today, only 10 of those licensed
dealers were located in areas where the ordinance
applies, Bonoma said.
The new regulations revoke the license of any dealer
who knowingly sells to a "straw" purchaser -- a legal
buyer who purchases firearms on behalf of a person
who cannot buy them legally.
Other provisions include:
Requiring a safety mechanism such as a trigger lock to
be used at all times when transferring a gun from place
to place.
Requiring dealers to pay $1,000, up from $500, as an
annual licensing fee. Gun shops can get a $500 rebate if
they purchase new electronic equipment that transfers a
digital image of a prospective buyer's fingerprints and
photo ID to the Illinois State Police as part of the
background check.
Limiting any new dealer licenses from being issued
within five miles of an existing gun shop or within one
mile of a school or park.
Limiting the number of gun shows that can be held at
any site to four within six months.
Denying a dealer license or gun show permit to any
applicant or relative of an applicant who has ever had a
license suspended or revoked.