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A group of Army veterans are currently fighting a ban which does not allow Chicago, Illinois museums from displaying World War Two era weapons, according to a statement released by a Chicago alderman.
A Chicago alderman introduced an ordinance Wednesday that would allow museums to display historical unloaded firearms.
Museums are currently prohibited from displaying unloaded firearms due to the city’s strict gun laws.
"Chicago is home to several world-class museums," Edward Burke said in a statement. "It has come to my attention that an exemption is reasonably justified in order to allow these institutions to display unloaded weapons and other historical artifacts," Burke added.
The councilman said he learned that museums such as the Pritzker Military Library cannot display the Walther PP weapon donated by an officer of the U.S. Army who served in World War II.
“I thought Chicago had strict gun laws in order to prevent criminals from obtaining weapons. Meanwhile, all the gun laws do is prohibit museums from displaying weapons. Chicago’s strict gun laws make me sick,” Brenda Clark, 26, of Chicago, Illinois told YourJewishNews.com after learning about the museums not being able to display guns.
Burke's ordinance would allow museums to show "curios and relics" if the City Council approves.
