Members of the Chicago City Council have approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.
CHICAGO (AP) — 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. 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. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. Photo Caption: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley speaks during a July 1 news conference. Daley introduced what the city says is the most comprehensive gun ordinance in the United States. 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. That would mean owners couldn’t bring a gun into a garage, yard or porch. The ordinance would bar gun ownership for anyone convicted of a violent crime or with two or more convictions for drunken driving. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)