CHICAGO — Ald. Edward Burke (14th) introduced an ordinance at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that would allow city museums to display unloaded firearms for historical purposes.

Currently, city museums are prohibited from lawfully displaying firearms of historic value, according to the ordinance.

In a news release, Burke said he learned that museums such as the Pritzker Military Library on Michigan Avenue cannot display a Walther PP firearm donated by a United States Army officer who served in World War II.

“Chicago is home to several world-class museums,” Burke said in a statement. “And it has come to my attention that such an exemption is reasonably warranted to allow such institutions to display unloaded firearms that often accompany uniforms and other historical artifacts.”

Burke’s ordinance would allow museums to display “curios and relics” if the council approves it.

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