McDonald v. Chicago Has Been Heard!

[Guest oldfella]

(Washington, DC, March 2) The Supreme Court has concluded hearing oral

arguments in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the Second Amendment

Foundation's challenge to Chicago's gun ban.

As expected, the Justices gave strong indications that they intend to

"incorporate" the Second Amendment to apply it against the states and

declare Chicago's gun ban unconstitutional. That will of course be

followed by Chicago Mayor Daley trying to loosen the law to the absolute

minimum for compliance with the Court's order just like Washington, DC

did. I expect to see at least two more lawsuits against Chicago before

an average citizen will be able to purchase and possess a handgun in

their home.

One of the big questions in this case is whether the Court will use the

"privileges or immunities" clause or the "equal protection" clause to

apply the Second Amendment to the states. From their questions and

comments, it sounded like they were not inclined to overturn previous

bad precedents in order to use the "privileges or immunities" clause so

it is likely they will stick with the tried and true (if somewhat

convoluted) method of incorporation under the "equal protection" clause.

None fo that really matters as far as application of the Second

Amendment is concerned though. What really matters is whether the

Justices include more superfluous BS in the decision like they did in

Heller. Scalia's assertions and assumptions in his written opinion in

Heller have been predictably used to abuse the rights of gun owners.

For now things look very good for a favorable ruling though.

We can expect that to come out sometime in late June.

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[Guest 270win]

I agree that there will be compliance, but it will still be a hassle to own a handgun in Chicago. Expect to see licensing/registration of handgun owners in Chicago city limits. I believe they already do this for those who legally own rifles, shotguns, and handguns that were grandfathered in.

DC makes it a pain to own a handgun through their registration and licensing system. I have read it is impossible to get a carry license in DC, unless you are a retired DC police officer or some slick politician.

New York rquires a license to own and carry handguns, thus making the whole state in compliance with present lawsuits, including NYC. Yes, it is expensive to get a license to possess a handgun in your home in NYC for self defense, but you can get one with a clean record....the paperwork doesn't look fun.

[Oh Shoot]

Earlier, more active thread here:

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/2nd-amendment-issues/36211-scotus-chicago.html

- OS

[Guest oldfella]

Thanks, OhShoot - I missed it.

Pete

[Oh Shoot]

Thanks, OhShoot - I missed it.

Pete

Maybe a mod will merge them, eh?

- OS