HEARINGS WERE HELD IN EIGHT SESSIONS FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH OCTOBER 1975, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CHICAGO, DETROIT, CLEVELAND, DENVER, ATLANTA, NEW YORK, AND AGAIN IN WASHINGTON. EACH OF THE EIGHT VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES DETAILS THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED AT THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING SITES. CHICAGO WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE SITES BECAUSE IT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED ALMOST IN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY, AND IT HAS EXPERIENCED A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MURDERS COMMITTED WITH FIREARMS IN THE 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE HEARINGS. AT THESE HEARINGS LOCAL OFFICIALS, JUDGES, POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, STATE LEGISLATORS, SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS TESTIFIED ON GUN CONTROL ISSUES RELATING TO SOME 45 BILLS WHICH WOULD AMEND THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968. THESE BILLS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF PROPOSALS RANGING FROM THE REPEAL OF THE ACT TO A TOTAL BAN ON THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, AND POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS. THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE TEXTS OF PREPARED TESTIMONY AND THE RESULTING DISCUSSION. RELEVANT TABULAR AND GRAPHIC DATA ARE INCLUDED. THE APPENDED MATERIALS CONSIST PRIMARILY OF LOCAL FIREARMS ORDINANCES, CORRESPONDENCE, AND POLL DATA RELATING TO THIS INDIVIDUAL HEARING REGION. (KBL)