The cover of the 1984 paperback edition of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” Some barnyard animals were more equal that others.

It’s OK for Chicago Alderman to carry concealed handguns, but not its citizens.

It’s OK for suburban Cook County residents to carry concealed guns, but not Chicagoans.

That’s what I conclude after listening to part of a WBEZ interview with State Senator Kwame Raoul, the sponsor of the Illinois State Senate’s concealed carry legislation.

First he wanted the Cook County Sheriff to approve all concealed carry permits outside of Chicago. Chicago residents would have to pass the muster of Chicago’s top cop.

Then Chicago resident Raoul apparently figured out that some municipalities like Elgin, Barrington, Buffalo Grove are in both Cook and surrounding counties.

People on one side of those cities would have the right to protect themselves on the street, but not others.

Oh, the confusion.

“More Guns, Less Crime” by John Lott.

So Raoul backed off from denying most suburban Cook County residents from their Second Amendment rights, as defined by the Federal Appellate Court sitting in Chicago, and decided to focus on his hometown, the place where people need to be able to protect themselves more than anywhere else in Illinois.

He would only require his constituents and other Chicago residents to prove they had a need to carry a weapon.

And, his bill would allow Home Rule municipalities in suburban Cook County the power to require approval from a local law enforcement official. (I didn’t listen long enough to know whether that would be the local police chief or the Cook County Sheriff.)