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Local gun dealers may need license
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Local gun dealers may need licenseSandra Del RePublished February 6, 2002PALATINE -- Village officials are drafting an ordinance to regulate home-based gun dealers by requiring them to have a local business license.The Police, Policy and Code Service Committee Monday recommended that the Village Council ask Village Manager Michael J. Cassady to craft an ordinance. The council is expected to vote on the proposal Monday. "It would be a benefit so police and firefighters and people know if their next-door neighbor is selling guns out of their garage," Mayor Rita L. Mullins said."If there's an explosion [or other problem], the Police and Fire Department could be on alert."Chicago Mayor Richard Daley unveiled an ordinance in January that would require gun dealers to have municipal licenses. Mayors of 12 area communities announced their support of his proposal.The only way officials can find out who is selling guns is through the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Cassady said.Based on information from the ATF, a Kmart store and 11 home businesses sell guns in the village. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/mchenry/chi-0202060287feb06.story
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