City of Chicago and Village of Oak Park
Respondents
Benna Ruth Solomon, Counsel of Record The City of Chicago requires its residents to register their firearms annually and generally prohibits the registration of handguns. If a gun is not re-registered on time, or if it is brought into Chicago before it is registered, it becomes permanently unregisterable and illegal in the city. A first-time violation of the ban is punishable by a $300-$500 fine and up to 90 days in prison. The Village of Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, also bans handguns, with a fine of $1,000 for first-time violations. On June 26, 2008 — the day the…
