Real Victory in Gun Rights

[Eric P]

http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/ne...s.aspx?s&st&ps

Today, Judge Edmond E. Chang of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, ruled that the City of Chicago's ordinance banning virtually all sales and transfers of firearms inside city limits violates the Second Amendment and is therefore unconstitutional. In his ruling, Judge Chang noted the Second Amendment right to "keep and bear arms" includes the right to acquire firearms.

As the court stated, "Chicago's ordinance goes too far in outright banning legal buyers and legal dealers from engaging in lawful acquisitions and lawful sales of firearms, and at the same time the evidence does not support that the complete ban sufficiently furthers the purposes that the ordinance tries to serve [protecting its citizens]."

The case was brought against the City of Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel by the Illinois Association of Firearms Retailers; Kenneth Pacholski; Kathryn Tyler; and Michael Hall, with the strong support of the National Rifle Association.

"Today's ruling is a vindication of the constitutional freedoms of Chicago's law-abiding citizens," said Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action. "Chicago's continued refusal to follow the U.S. Supreme Court's clear directive in its landmark ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago is unacceptable, and the NRA will continue to challenge the City until it fully respects the right of its law-abiding residents to keep and bear arms."

[Hound]

Great news

[Zundfolge]

[sniper7]

Awesome, but they will just try and pass something else and arrest people caught and waste tax dollars and private dollars. It's the Chicago way.

[Gman]

Way to go, NRA!

[Great-Kazoo]

While the ruling finally opens the doors, The judge also said the law does not start, till Chicago has time to review the law.Shades of D.C.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/53997611#.UsuOtrSFdz2

However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while the city decides whether to appeal.

[buffalobo]

Meh, token win at best. Bread and circus. Judge is a lame ass wuss.

[merl]

However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while the city decides whether to appeal.

not that any business would attempt to open its doors in that brief window knowing that a lawsuit was in process to shut them down.

http://www.volokh.com/2014/01/06/fir...t-inheritance/

read through that, especially paragraphs 4, 5, 6. The judge discusses the law not having the effects, being unable to have the effects, called out in its passage. The law was struck down in part because it only affected law abiding folk.