CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's City Council has approved an ordinance that allows gun ranges to set up shop in the city.
Without discussion, the City Council approved the
ordinance on Wednesday. The move effectively strikes down a provision in the
city's existing gun ordinance that prevents gun ranges from operating in the
city.
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the
city's handgun ban. Then-Mayor Richard Daley pushed through an ordinance that
required gun owners to receive firing range training but prohibited ranges in
the city.
Not surprisingly, gun proponents filed two federal
lawsuits challenging the prohibition.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says it appeared that the
lawsuits would be successful.
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