Supreme Court Guns

Daley Lays Out Plan For Strictest Handgun Ordinance In The U.S.

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — With the city's gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest ...

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Supreme Court To Take On Chicago Handgun Ban

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners.

The court said it will review a lower court ruling that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. Gun rights supporters challenged gun laws in Chicago and some suburbs immediately following the high court's decision in June 2008 that struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia, a federal enclave.

The new case tests whether last year's ruling applies as well to local and state laws.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, Ill.

Judge Frank Easterbrook, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, said that "the Constitution establishes a federal republic where local differences are to be cherished as elements of liberty rather than extirpated in order to produce a single, nationally applicable rule."

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NRA, Chicago Prepare To Dig In On Gun Ban Fight

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- The National Rifle Association and Chicago long have been the biggest and toughest guys on the block in the fight over handguns. Afte...

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Evanston Relaxes Gun Ban To Fit Supreme Court Ruling

Chicago Tribune | Brian Cox and Deborah Horan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following on the heels of a Supreme Court decision that held that a blanket ban on handguns violated 2nd Amendment rights, Evanston's City Council vot...

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Second Amendment Decision-Best of Both (Urban and Rural) Gun Worlds

John Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Rosenthal

Since the Supreme Court repealed the DC gun ban, we can now begin a debate about how to prevent easy gun access to those that don't deserve it while protecting the right of law abiding gun owners who do.

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Scalia's Choice: More Deaths to Defend the Constitution

Sandy Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sandy Goodman

Congratulations, Justice Scalia! Now we can all look forward to years of arguing over just exactly when, where and how the right to have guns in the home applies.

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Justice Scalia's Living Constitution

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Winkler

One of the most intriguing aspects of Justice Scalia's opinion in DC v. Heller is its use of living constitutionalism to justify the decision to invalidate D.C.'s handgun ban.

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Gun Control 101

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Malcolm Friedberg

Does the right to keep and bear arms apply directly to the People or to the States? How you answer this question ultimately determines whether or not you believe in an individual's right to own a gun.

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I'll Trade You the 2nd Amendment for the 4th

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cenk Uygur

If the Bush administration releases the fourth amendment that it is currently holding hostage, I'm happy to consider the Supreme Court decision on the second amendment final and decisive.

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Bush v. Gore Meets the Second Amendment

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Winkler

There are some striking similarities between the Heller decision and Bush v. Gore. In both cases, the Court articulates a "new" right to be recognized by the Courts.

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The Right to Bear Flesh-Eating Bacteria

August J. Pollak | Posted 05.25.2011

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August J. Pollak

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