Posted on 09/30/2009 7:12:10 AM PDT by Lurker
Breaking on WLS Talk Radio. SCOTUS has agreed to hear the NRA case against the Chicago handgun ban.
Prayers up.
bttt
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From WGN website:
The Supreme Court announced this morning it will hear a challenge to Chicago’s gun restrictions that will determine if local handgun bans are legal.
Last year, the high court ruled the 2nd Amendment gave individuals the right to possess firearms and struck down Washington, D.C.’s gun bans.
Left open was the question of whether states and local governments are required to do the same.
By agreeing to take up the cases National Rifle Association vs. City of Chicago and McDonald vs. City of Chicago, the high court potentially could set in motion a nationwide re-establishment of the right to bear arms. Those two cases challenge several Chicago gun laws, including the city’s ban on handguns.
In the high courts decision in June of last year, it ruled 5-4 for the first time that the 2nd Amendment establishes the right to own a handgun for personal self-defense, not only as part of a state militia.
Mayor Richard Daley immediately condemned the court’s decision and vowed to fight any attempt to invalidate the city’s now 27-year-old gun ban.
Hours after the court’s decision, the Illinois State Rifle Association sued Chicago and Daley in an attempt to overturn the ban.
One of the plaintiffs is Otis McDonald, an elderly man who last year lived in the Morgan Park area and told the Chicago Tribune he keeps a shotgun at home to protect himself from gangs that plagued his neighborhood.
After the court ruled in the Washington, D.C., case, Morton Grove, Wilmette, Evanston and Winnetka dropped their gun bans, in large measure to fend off costly lawsuits.
Mancow is talking about this on WLS now. If Obama loses the Olympic pitch and the handgun ban gets overturned poor mayor Daley will probably be found hanging in his closet from depression.
Praying they uphold our Constitution. Gun Control in Chicago has done NOTHING to stop the murderous gangs and criminals. If law-abiding citizens were able to defend themselves crime would go DOWN, not UP! [Of course, the gang bangers will still target each other, but that hasn’t changed in DECADES - with guns legal or without!]
They're going to have to ban railroad ties, too.
You can ban guns. You can't ban evil.
Gee, I wonder how a wise latina women will rule on handguns? Is it the “I don’t need no stinking badges” latina or “the state should own the guns (F.Castro)” kinda of latina? So many possibilities with latina law. Don’t get me started on Scottish law.
WWWLD?
Chicago doesn't have that kind of luck.
What Will Wise Latina Do?
what would wise latina do?
or beaten with a railroad tie...
Even though illegal to carry a handgun in IL....nevermind...I'll just say that the 2nd Amendment is my CCW. Carry a revolver (bought with cash), and keep walking after defending your life.
To her, Americans are the enemy.
Justice Thomas has been an influential member and an interesting book has been written how he has helped shape other Jurors thoughts. Perhaps he can impart some common sense on her?
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