The large size of Chicago’s illegal firearms market is a key driver in gun crime, according to research the city did during the Rahm Emanuel administration. So the City Council is right to think more needs to be done to get guns off the street.
On Wednesday, the Council approved an ordinance pushed by Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) that empowers Chicago police officers to issue “administrative notices of violation” to people who possess guns illegally. For the first offense, the penalty will be a $5,000 fine and up to 90 days in jail. For the second offense, it will be up to $20,000 and 180 days in jail.
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