McDonald vs. City of Chicago

[downzero]

The ban isn't about ownership, it's about possession within the city limits.

You will not see a case about carry in our lifetime.

They cannot rule on facts not before them, so if Chicago creates a difficult system of regulation, there may need to be another lawsuit to fix it. Hopefully the SCOTUS decision goes far enough to remedy that at the trial level.

 

[JBusch8899]

There is a video on YouTube of Brady mouthpiece Paul Helmke admitting that complete or near-complete bans are off the table, then positively crowing about the point that Heller, according to him, allows all the laws that Brady has been trumping all these years......

Let Helmke spout off all he wishes. He's a political lightweight, serving as mayor of Fort Wayne, attracting only those who know no better and his own choir of antis when he speaks. I don't believe that the pro 2A forces could want anyone else in the position he occupies within the near, financially-broke Brady Campaign.

 

[Dashman010]

The ban isn't about ownership, it's about possession within the city limits.

You will not see a case about carry in our lifetime.

Alan Gura has already filed a case in D.C. challenging the DC regulations as not allowing a person to carry a firearm either openly or concealed "in case of confrontation."

 

[jedi]

Well I guess we have to wait till Monday for the results. Just like we had to wait for the very last day for the Heller results. Enjoy the weekend all casue this 4th of July (I hope) we trully have something to celebrate about Chicago. =)

 

[rugerfan]

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[Snayperskaya]

It is 10 am now.... I don't think I can play the 12 minute waiting game.....

 

[Eddie]

tagged for followup

 

[mrjarrell]

SCOTUS Blog is live and will report the results as soon as they're out.

 

[Eddie]

SCOTUS Blog is live and will report the results as soon as they're out.

Traffic must be heavy there, it's moving super slow.

 

[rugerfan]

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[mrjarrell]

Alito announces McDonald v. Chicago: reversed and remanded

 

[mrjarrell]

The opinion concludes that the 14th Amendment does incorporate the Second Amendment right recognized in Heller to keep and bear arms in self defense

 

[mrjarrell]

5-4

 

[mrjarrell]

Stevens dissents for himself. Breyer dissents, joined by Ginsburg and Sotomayor.

 

[shibumiseeker]

The question is: is this an incremental thing or is it sweeping? I haven't read the court's opinions yet.

 

[mrjarrell]

The majority Justices do not support all parts of the Alito opinion, but all five agree that the 2d Amendment applies to state and local government.

 

[mrjarrell]

Alito, in the part of the opinion joined by three Justices, concludes that the 2d Amendment is incorporated through the Due Process Clause.

 

[jedi]

Come on... Come on... The suspense is going kill me.
Can't wait to hear what King Daley has to say. LOL!

 

[PatriotPride]

Woops...been doing that alot lately! Good new!

 

[mrjarrell]

(I'm just cutting and pasting from SCOTUS Blog)