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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Right to Bear Arms Case
Posted on Oct 01, 2009
On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the landmark case of McDonald v. Chicago and determine whether state and local gun control laws violate the Second Amendment. This decision may impact gun control laws nationwide. The high court could potentially broaden the scope of what can constitute “self-defense” in cities and states across the country.
The issue is whether the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals properly that held the Second Amendment does not apply to state and local governments. The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a local ban on handgun possession in Chicago, claiming it was required to do so based on 19th century U.S. Supreme Court decisions that did not incorporate the Second Amendment. The U.S. Supreme Court will evaluate the Second Amendment’s application to the states’ gun control laws through either the Due Process clause or the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities clause.
It appears McDonald v. Chicago will be argued late this year or early next year.
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