Chicago City Council is moving to close a loop hole in its gun control laws which forbid guns in bars, but do not cover party buses.
Several hundred party buses operate in the city of Chicago, and the laws regarding those buses are set to change if the city council is able to pass an ordinance they are currently considering. "The state's concealed-carry law prohibits weapons in bars, but it does not prohibit them on the buses, where alcohol can be served," Heather Cherone reports for DNA Info. With the busy season approaching for these buses, Chicago alderman are looking to add oversight to what one council member called 'rolling cemeteries.' If the ordinance were to pass, it would require buses to "hire a security guard to accompany parties and install cameras to keep watch on the revelers," Cherone writes.
Read the full story: After Party Buses Called 'Rolling Cemeteries,' Council OKs Crackdown
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