Hunt v. Daley

This proceeding involves the 1982 Chicago weapons ordinance, passed by the Chicago city council on March 19, 1982 (see Chicago Municipal Code § 11.1 et seq. (1982) (now amended and recodified as Chicago Municipal Code § 8—20—010 et seq. (1990)) (set forth in pertinent part in our discussion, below)), rendering certain firearms unregisterable in the City of Chicago. Under that ordinance, several categories of firearms, including handguns, became unregisterable in the City of Chicago. See Chicago Municipal Code § 11.1—3 (1982) (now Chicago Municipal Code § 8—20—050 (1990)). However, pursuant to…