Supreme Court weighs Chicago’s gun ban


Posted: 03.02.10 01:37 AM

For nearly 30 years, Chicago has banned possession of handguns and automatic weapons inside city limits, one of the most stringent gun laws in the country. McDonald’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court comes a year and a half after the Court stunned gun-control advocates in another case, declaring for the first time that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to own a gun in his or her home.

Source: http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=13485

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