High court strikes down Chicago handgun ban

[dzzz]

linky

[Street Wolf]

Should have never been a ban to begin with.

[Wander]

I wonder how long it will be until the DC ban is challenged? This case has set the precedent needed to argue against that ban.

[TACODOC]

Nice

[dzzz]

I'm disappointed, but agree the ban was unconstitutional. I wonder what it means for all the people in jail on handgun possesion charges from chicago, new york and d.c.?

[modelbuilder]

I wonder how long it will be until the DC ban is challenged? This case has set the precedent needed to argue against that ban.

I thought the DC ban was already challenged a year ago.

[TACODOC]

This case has set the precedent needed to argue against that ban.

There should be a precedent to argue several bans in several cities and states since they are all bogus.

[Mr. Leary]

[FLYFISHEXPERT]

I thought the DC ban was already challenged a year ago.

They did.

The court majority refused to limit its 2008 District of Columbia ruling. That decision offered at least partial constitutional validation to citizens seeking the right to possess one of the most common types of firearms in their homes. The Chicago ruling now extends that right significantly.

[mountainsoul]

I bet Daley's really pissed!

But maybe they won't need the National Guard patrolling the South Side with their tanks and assault rifles now...

...nah second thoughts. They still most likely will.