More restrictions on the law abiding citizens.
Via Guns
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has introduced his sweeping legislation to the city that will include strict new limits on gun purchases and require all guns sales to be reported.
This comes a month after Jackson promised to “take on the victim mentality” and overhaul existing gun regulations in the Forest City.
“We’ve taken thousands of guns off the streets of Cleveland over the last eight and a half years,” Jackson said in a statement. “This legislation, if passed, will give us another way to attack the problem of gun violence in Cleveland and make Cleveland a safer place.”
The comprehensive 31-page emergency ordinance proposes a number of changes to the city’s gun regulations. These include limiting gun purchases to one every 90 days, with an exemption for law enforcement, members of the Ohio National Guard, and licensed firearms dealers.
In addition, the law would require gun sales and transfers between private citizens, as well as loss of theft of a gun, be reported to police. Further, it would be illegal to allow access to a firearm to anyone under 18 years of age, or loan a gun to someone not eligible to own one by law. Those who violate gun ordinances in the city would be required to register in a publicly available gun offender registry.
Besides the limits and regulations on firearms, the proposed legislation outlaws sale or possession of replica firearms, brass knuckles, various types of martial arts equipment, slingshots, stench bombs, and long-bladed pocketknives. Like the proposed gun regulations, law enforcement would largely be exempt.
The proposed changes have already brought fierce response from gun rights advocates who staged a rally this week in Cleveland’s Public Square. Groups including Ohioans for Concealed Carry, The Buckeye Firearms Foundation, and Ohio Carry are promising to take the fight to court if Jackson’s measures find success.