Oak Park Continues to Wrestle with New Gun Restrictions
Village officials say they are not yet ready to bring rules forward.
As Cook County gets ready to formally adopt a $25 tax on new gun purchases, Oak Park continues to wrestle over how to rewrite some of its gun laws. More than two years after its strict handgun ban was overturned in the U.S. Supreme Court, officials in the legal and police departments are looking at measures that can withstand challenges from gun rights advocates. The process still isn't over, and it could be later in the year before they can bring any proposals before the board of trustees, interim village manager Cara Cara Pavlicek said. There are efforts underway to look at any initiatives that have come as a result of recent court rulings, Village President David Pope said. "When they (proposals) make their way to the board, staff will …
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7:26 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
I used to, say it again USED to live in Oak Park for 35 years!!1 they applied the handgun law so I went out and bought a 10 gauge semi auto SHOTGUN, HA!!!!! more ›