Two stories by the same guy note that DC v. Heller (or Parker v. DC) may impact other big cities with draconian gun laws. The first one is about Chicago:

Those who would do away with Washington’s near-total ban on handguns will tell you point-blank their next target: Chicago.

Gun-rights advocates scored a stunning success earlier this year when a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court in Washington swept aside the District of Columbia’s ban on owning handguns, which had been in place since 1976.

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“There is reason to be concerned at this point,” said Thomas Mannard, executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.

“Chicago would be the logical follow-up,” said Robert Levy, a libertarian activist who filed the case against the D.C. ban. Levy, too, wants the Supreme Court to take the case, making this a rare instance when both sides in a dispute hope an appeal goes forward.

And another story of the same nature:

But the district’s decision could have serious consequences for other cities that have similar bans, like Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.

If the right-leaning Supreme Court takes the case, it’s possible that it could deliver the most affirmative endorsement of a broad reading of the Second Amendment in history.

Such a result could knock out gun bans across the country. It’s why pro-gun groups also are eager for the high court to hear the matter.

And by broad reading of the Second Amendment they mean, you know, that it might mean what it says.

Posted in uncategorized on September 6th, 2007 by SayUncle | RSS 2.0 |