Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is proposing new methods on how to curb gun violence in the city -- recording all firearm sales and limiting the amount of gun stores.
The proposal was first reported by The Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday.
Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., who represents the city's 27th ward, told WBBM newsradio that Emanuel's plan would send a "very serious" message.
"This is just letting everyone know that we here in the city of Chicago are very serious about gun trafficking going on in the city of Chicago," Burnett told WWBM. "So we want to make sure if a person is proposing to do some gun trafficking here, we want to limit them as much as possible."
After U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang ruled that a ban on handgun sales was unconstitutional, the city chose to create a new gun ordinance instead of fighting the ruling.
The mayor's administration and the Chicago Police Department worked with the University of Chicago Crime Lab to come up with an effective proposal, according to CBS News.
Under the plan, gun stores would not be allowed within 500 feet of Chicago's schools or parks -- ultimately covering less than .5 percent of the city.
Additionally, police would have to approve of each store's security plan, which would require exterior lighting, surveillance cameras, alarm systems, and secure storage of all products, before they are allowed to operate.
The cameras would be installed to ensure that the stores do not sell more than one handgun per month to a single customer.
"Now that we're required to allow gun sales within the city limits we do it in a way that does not undermine our public safety goals," Emanuel said during a police awards ceremony.
