Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in McDonald v. Chicago, which struck down the city’s ban on handguns, officials are fighting back hard. In the words of Mayor Richard Daley, the city “will publicly propose a new ordinance very soon,” that will restrict gun ownership without violating the court’s decision.
That means miles of new red tape and regulations Chicagoans will have to go through to legally obtain a handgun even though the right to bear arms is actually considered a “right.”
The suit in Chicago was filed days after the court ruled in 2008 in DC v. Heller, that Washington D.C.’s ban on guns was unconstitutional. That decision opened up the door for a slew of lawsuits because the court was not clear whether their decision applied to cities and states.
In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court justices decided 5-4 that the Heller decision could be incorporated to the states via the due process clause in the 14th Amendment.
But what seems like a victory for gun-rights advocates that will make it easier for citizens to own firearms, the ruling may not make much difference in Chicago. That is, if Mayor Daley gets his way.
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