[marktwain]

This is a negotiation tactic by Rahm. Put forward the ridiculous registration issue so it can be traded away. He is losing in the courts on this, and the State legislature is getting close to passing a shall issue law despite his opposition.

Now, he has something to negotiate with. “Drop the shall issue, and I will drop the registration.”

[1010RD]

create a statewide gun registry in order to decrease gun violence

You are spot on, but I doubt that this will work. There are too many black aldermen who know that there are "good guns" and "bad guns". Rahm's fighting a defensive withdrawal. IL will have CC. He knows the dam is going to break.