Four days after the Supreme Court gutted Chicago’s longtime side arm prohibition the City Council enacted new gun-control measures, says the Chicago Tribune. alderman voted 45-0 in favor Friday, even as some of them acknowledged how little the limitation would do to combat violent law-breaking The haste job is aimed at having new side arm limitation in place before a lower court can enter a final order to strike down the city’s gun ban.

The regulation “places reasonable regulation regarding who should and should not be able to possess a side arm in their home for self-defense,” mayor Richard Daley said. ”With this law, we’re supporting adult who legitimately want a gun in their home for self-defense At the same time, we’re trying to keep gun out of the hands of gangbangers and drug dealers who only want to terrorize our communities.” Several alderman said the regulation is more likely to affect law-abiding gun owners than the tough causing mayhem on hot weekend nights. “You cannot legislate criminals. They are going to be malefactor no matter what,” said alderman ED Smith “The people who intend to do crime, they are going to do it in whatever fashion they tin They are going to get a gun wherever they can, and they are going to use it. They are not going to registry their gun.”