Firearms owners in suburban Cook County will face fines up to $2,000 if
they don't report to police when their guns are lost, stolen or sold
under an ordinance commissioners approved today.
The plan, pushed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle (D), will apply to all areas of the county where a similar law is not already on the books. It will not apply within the city of Chicago, which has its own firearms statutes.
The County Board approved the new rules by a voice vote with no opposition. The vote came just minutes after commissioners honored Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old girl who was fatally shot last week.
