Reply #24: The "New" CHicago range laws, from today's Tribune [View All]

[DonP]

From Eric Zorn's column in the Tribune today ... nice summary of how burdensome the "new" law they passed the same day the court slapped them down. This isn't even the one they went to court over! This is the supposedly new and "Better" law to make ranges in the city legal - well sort of.

It's pretty clear that the people that run Chicago still think the constitution and SCOTUS decisions are an option here.

"Under the law, which passed Wednesday, shooting ranges must be in areas zoned for manufacturing and at least 1,000 feet from any park, day-care facility or other children's activity center, place of worship, liquor store or bar, library, museum, hospital or district zoned for residential use.

They must close at 8 p.m., have one "range master" for every three customers on the firing line, and meet a variety of ventilation and noise-reduction requirements that industry experts say are higher than those imposed on law-enforcement training ranges in the city. Further, they must pay a $4,000 business license fee every two years, more than five times the fee paid by a similarly sized bowling alley, for example.

Gun ranges under the new law will not be allowed to sell guns or ammunition that can be taken from the premises, though such sales are standard at firearms practice facilities across the country."

No wonder the judge said they were "thumbing their nose at the Supreme Court Decision" and "being too cute by half".

I don't think I've ever seen a legal opinion from any court that was that bluntly stated.

All she left off was a "Stop Fucking Around Assholes!" comment