Overview
- The executive order, which Mayor Brandon Johnson signed Wednesday, directs Procurement Services to work with the Chicago Police Department, the Office of Public Safety Administration and the Department of Law to produce enforceable procurement standards within 90 days.
- No new procurement regime is yet in effect because the order starts a rule‑making period during which the city will draft the specific standards and requirements that vendors must meet.
- Under the planned standards, any dealer seeking city contracts will have to disclose licensing and regulatory compliance records, past gun‑related violations and corrective actions, and business practices to prevent trafficking, straw purchases and theft.
- Advocates including Brady: United Against Gun Violence and Live Free Illinois backed the order after Brady’s investigation found law‑enforcement agencies have bought guns from dealers with prior federal violations, and Brady estimates governments buy about $5 billion in firearms and accessories annually.
- The move builds on Johnson’s wider violence‑reduction agenda, including the new Office of Gun Violence Reduction, and could shift public dollars away from suppliers linked to illegal trafficking or regulatory breaches depending on how the city applies the forthcoming rules.