Supreme Court Grants Cert For Local Gun Control Laws
Posted by John Kullman on September 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Supreme Court decided this morning to hear whether draconian local and state gun control laws violate the 2nd Amendment. These laws make legal ownership of firearms practically impossible because of bureaucratic hurdles and high fees that are structured to keep average citizens from exercising their 2nd Amendment Right. Don’t be surprised if anti-gun nuts gear up their propaganda and protest machine in an attempt to influence The Court.
Earlier this year, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld ordinances barring the ownership of handguns in most cases in Chicago and suburban Oak Park, Illinois. In McDonald v Chicago, the 7th Circuit held that only the Supreme Court can decide whether an amendment to the constitution, especially the first ten known as the Bill of Rights, applies to states and local governments.
In the Heller case, the Supreme Court held that the 2nd Amendment applied to federal property, forcing the District of Columbia to change its anti-gun laws. McDonald v Chicago will be heard sometime next year.
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