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Mayor Daley today denied that he’s making Chicago gun owners jump through hoops to exercise their Second Amendment rights and expressed confidence the city’s new gun law can withstand a court challenge. “We’re not jumping through hoops. We have to have accountability. ... This is protection of the city from lawsuits from a lot of people,” the mayor said. “You have to ask for reasonable gun laws. Until the federal government seizes more illegal guns, that is the issue.”

CHICAGO—The Chicago City Council on Friday approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the U.S. The 45-0 vote came four days after a Supreme Court ruling made it almost certain that Chicago's handgun ban would be overturned. The high court ruled Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live. The new city ordinance bans gun shops in Chicago and prohibits gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or garages, with a handgun. It will take effect in 10 days. The ordinance also:

Members of the Chicago City Council have approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. Friday's 45-0 vote comes four days after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it almost certain that Chicago's handgun ban would be overturned. The high court ruled Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live

CHICAGO—Mayor Richard Daley proposed a replacement handgun ordinance Thursday that would require gun-owner registration, firearms safety training and a citywide ban on gun shops. But the proposed legislation lacked some of the rigorous provisions that City Hall had previously discussed. The proposal follows hard on the heels of Monday's Supreme Court ruling that effectively struck down Chicago's 28-year-old gun ban, thus allowing citizens to own handguns in their homes. The city council is expected to approve the proposed ordinance Friday. The new rules are softer than were under consideration earlier this week. Originally, the Democratic mayor and top aides had...

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he's disappointed by Monday's Supreme Court decision that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live. He says it's clear the city's handgun ban will ultimately be struck down. But he says officials are working to rewrite the ordinance to protect Second Amendment rights and to protect Chicago residents from gun violence. Monday's Supreme Court decision did not explicitly strike down the ban on handguns in Chicago and suburban Oak Park. Instead, it ordered a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling. But it left little doubt that...

As expected, Mayor Daley and Chicago's City Council are circling the wagons to defend against an unfavorable decision by the Supreme Court concerning the city's gun ban. Daley said the city would have in place a new ordinance aimed at making it difficult to purchase and own a gun in Chicago. "We'll publicly propose a new ordinance very soon," Daley said at an afternoon press conference concerning the gun ban. "As a city we must continue to stand up ..and fight for a ban on assault weapons .. as well as a crackdown on gun shops," Daley said. "We are...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is introducing what the city says is the most comprehensive gun ordinance in the United States. At a news conference Thursday, Daley said the ordinance would include a ban on gun shops in the city and prohibit guns from anywhere except inside the owner's home.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is introducing what the city says is the most comprehensive gun ordinance in the United States. At a news conference Thursday, Daley said the ordinance would include a ban on gun shops in the city and prohibit guns from anywhere except inside the owner's home.

CHICAGO -- With the city's gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or garages, with a handgun.