4:20 p.m.: Not much news out of the presser. The mayor is annoyed with the Supremes, pledges to make appropriate changes to the city laws regulating handguns, doesn't offer much in the way of specifics.
“Across the country, cities are struggling with how to address this issue. Common sense tells you we need fewer guns on the street, not more guns,” Daley said.
“So, we're working to rewrite our ordinance in a reasonable and responsible way to protect 2nd amendment rights and protect Chicagoans from gun violence," he said. "We’ll publicly propose our new ordinance soon."
11:11 a.m.: The mayor's scheduled a press conference for 1 p.m. to talk about the Supremes decision. Presumably, we'll hear more on how the city plans to respond.
No word on whether Daley will talk this afternoon about sticking a gun up anyone's backside, but we can always hope.
10:34 a.m.: It's official: Chicago's handgun ban fails Constitutional muster at the Supreme Court.
Mayor Richard M. Daley and others are scrambling to put new legislation in place that will retain some sort of control over the gun situation.
What do you think? Any chance they'll find a workable solution that keeps Chicago from turning into the Wild West?
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