EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
To prevent dealers in used merchandise from serving (wittingly or not) as fences for thieves, Chicago requires them to obtain licenses, collect information about each person from whom they purchase goods, and submit to searches on demand. Chicago Municipal Code §§ 4-264-005 to -230. The ordinance covers all dealers in "secondhand property," a term that means any used "audio-video equipment, camera, computer hardware, jewelry made...
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