Chicago's New Anti-Gun Ordinance Aimed At Poor

Here's the meat of the "new" Chicago anti-gun ordinance.  It was passed yesterday after the US Supreme Court overturned their complete ban on gun ownership within the city limits

.— including requiring prospective gun owners to pay $15 for each firearm registered, $100 every three years for a Chicago Firearms Permit, not to mention the cost of the required training
— Limits the number of handguns residents can register to one per month and prohibits residents from having more than one handgun in operating order at any given time.

— Requires residents in homes with children to keep handguns in lock boxes or equipped with trigger locks and requires residents convicted of a gun offense to register with the police department, much as sex offenders are now required to do.
— Prohibits people from owning a gun if they were convicted of a violent crime, domestic violence or two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
— Requires prospective gun owners to be fingerprinted, take a four-hour class and one-hour training at a gun range.
— Calls for the police department to maintain a registry of every registered handgun owner in the city, with the names and addresses to be made available to police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders.

Those who have handguns, illegal under the ban, would have 90 days from the day the ordinance is enacted to register those weapons.

Residents convicted of violating the ordinance face a fine of up to $5,000 and be locked up for as long as 90 days for a first offense, and a fine of up to $10,000 and as long as six months behind bars for subsequent convictions.

All in all, it adds up to more fees and fines...which punish the poor...who are precisely those who suffer the most from robbery, burglary and other illegal acts.