Ley de Armas en Chicago

Después de que la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos decidio que la ley de armas de Chicago estaba en violación de la Constitución el alcalde Richard Daley presentó una nueva ley.

La primera reacción de el alcalde Daley a la decisión de la Corte fue la de amenazar con imponer nuevas restricciones incluyendo solo un arma por familia y la de obligar a la gente a comprar un seguro parecido a los seguros que se requieren de los que manejan automobiles. Después de consultar con los abogados de la ciudad, el alcalde Daley resolvio eliminar estas restricciones.

El Chicago Sun Times en su edición del 2 de julio lo presentó de esta manera.

July 2, 2010

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter
Chicagoans could still purchase up to a dozen handguns a year -- without liability insurance -- under a watered-down replacement to the city's overturned handgun ban, expected to be rushed through today.

Concerned that Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling could leave the mistaken impression that it's open season on guns, Mayor Daley has asked the City Council to meet in special session to approve an ordinance considerably weaker than anticipated.

Instead of one handgun for every qualified person living in a home as planned, it allows "one handgun per month" and prohibits possession outside the home. The garage, yard, porch, deck or walkway would be off-limits.

If there are two qualified adults in a home, 24 handguns -- a virtual arsenal -- could legally be purchased during the course of a year.

No more than one firearm could be "assembled and operable." The rest must be secured or "broken down in a non-functioning state."

"People are saying, 'You're infringing upon my rights. How can you limit [my] Second Amendment right.' So, what we tried to do is find common ground that's been legally defensible in other municipalities," Police Supt. Jody Weis said.

The liability insurance component to shield taxpayers from lawsuits if first responders are confronted by armed residents, which Daley had talked about repeatedly, was dropped.

"Currently on the marketplace, there is no stand-alone kind of policy that one can procure. And to cover it under homeowners or renters insurance can be exceptionally expensive," Corporation Counsel Mara Georges said.

Gun shops would be prohibited within the city limits.

The ordinance, advanced by the Police Committee on Thursday, requires city residents to register their weapons after taking at least four hours of firearms safety training in the classroom and one hour on a firing range.

The Chicago Firearms Permit would cost $100 and have to be renewed every three years. In addition, gun owners would have to pay an application fee of $15 for each firearm registered and an annual reporting fee of $10 per firearm.

Chicagoans would be prohibited from obtaining permits if they are under 18; 18, 19 or 20 without parent's permission; have been convicted of a violent crime or two or more drug or drunken-driving offenses, or lack vision sufficient for a driver's license.

Daley argued that the ordinance "responsibly and reasonably balances" the Second Amendment right to own a gun for self-defense, no matter where you live, "with our determination to protect our residents from violence and keep them safe."

The National Rifle Association argued that mandatory classroom training, parental permission, registration fees and one gun-a-month limit are "unconstitutional impediments" to gun ownership.