The Chicago Tribune reports:
Chicago's newly minted handgun regulation law goes into effect today, less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the city's ban on handguns.
The new ordinance bans gun shops in Chicago and prohibits gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or in their garages, with a handgun.
"Our big thing is knowing who has weapons," Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis. "Believe it or not, we are trying to make it as easy as possible for people to register their weapon."
The police department has posted forms and other information on permits and registration on its Web site, the superintendent said.
There's more:
Guns also will not be allowed in hotels, dorms and group-living facilities.
Chicago feels those who live in dorms and group-living situations have lesser rights than homeowners.
