Fifty bucks says that by the time the 2012 election gets close, 9/11 will have happened on Obama's watch...
In other news, Chicago sends a big fat fuck you to the activist Roberts Court with swift new handgun legislation. All those gun nuts and keep and bear all their arms, but they can't buy them in the city, and they can't walk out their door with one.
Key provisions include:
*Applicants would need a Chicago firearm permit, costing $100 every three years, as well as an Illinois firearm owner's ID card. They would be required to register all their guns with the city, at a cost of $15 per gun every three years.
*Firearm sales would be banned in the city.
*Chicago residents could register no more than one handgun per month for each qualifying adult in a home.
*People who now own firearms illegally would get a 90-day grace period after the new law takes effect to register the guns without penalty.
*Gun training totaling four hours in a classroom and an hour on a firing range is required before getting a permit. But firing ranges are banned, so training would need to be completed outside Chicago.
*To transport a gun, it would have to be "broken down," not immediately accessible, unloaded and in a firearm case.
* Firearms could be possessed only inside the dwelling. It would be illegal to have a gun in the garage, on the front porch or in the yard. Guns also would not be allowed in hotels, dorms and group living facilities.
*Only one firearm per permit holder can be kept in ready-to-fire condition. Other guns must be taken apart or have trigger locks in place. In homes with minors, all guns must be secured when they are not in the possession of the owner.
*Permit applicants must be at least 21 years old, unless a parent signs for someone 18 or older.
*Assault weapons are banned, as are sawed-off shotguns and "unsafe" handguns, as defined by the Chicago Police Department, which will maintain an online list of prohibited guns.
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