[Liberty Ship]

For the record, exactly what are the gun laws in Chicago that deprived this woman her natural right to self-defense and life?

[Shooter 2.5]

All handguns had to be registered at a specific date. You had to come down in person on that single day to register. When the flood of gunowners besieged the office, the administration was "kind" enough to give all the gunowners in Chicago an additional day to do so. All guns not registered by then are illegal.

[SJackson]

For all intents and purposes all handguns are illegal in Chicago (there was some grandfathering/licensing of prior handgun owners, but the legislation is several decades old).

Since the late 60's Illinois requires registration with the state and the issuance of a FOID (Firearm Owners ID card) to purchase or possess a gun (with a waiting period) or ammunition, so she could have acquired a long arm after applying for and being issued the card(assuming no criminal record, etc).