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Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel has outlined a sweeping new plan that aims to block illegal gun sales in the city, following a Memorial Day weekend marked by a spate of shootings that left at least six dead.
The plan represents Chicago's response to a federal ruling in January that found the city's blanket ban on gun sales to be unconstitutional. The proposal, formally introduced at a council meeting on Wednesday, would impose wide-ranging restrictions on gun sales, keeping gun stores from setting up shop in almost every corner of the city and requiring dealers to videotape sales.
Emanuel said on Wednesday that gun control is an “essential” part of the city's strategy to reduce gun violence.
“The city of Chicago does not have a problem of too few guns,” Emanuel told reporters at a press conference after the council meeting. “There are way too many guns.”
US district court judge Edmond Chang stayed his January ruling for six months to give the city time to come up with new rules before it was forced to allow the commercial sale of firearms. Chang's ruling, which takes effect in July, potentially opens the door on a new market for gun dealers in the nation's third most populous city.
Asked if he thought the plan – if approved by the council– would spur a legal challenge, Emanuel said: “There are things here that meet the standards set out by the court, but, most importantly, meet the standards set out by the law enforcement community.”
The mayor's office touted the plan as one of the "toughest, smartest, licensing laws in the country".
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