chicago gun ban News

chicago gun ban News From AOL News

Chicago Rushes to Approve New Gun Restrictions

Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chicago's handgun ban, the city's mayor, Richard Daley, proposed a slew of new restrictions on those planning to become gun owners in the Windy City. "As long as I'm mayor, we will never give up or give in to gun violence that continues to threaten every part of our...

Opinion: Supreme Court Gun Ban Ruling Can Make Us All Safer

(June 28) -- In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that state governments are not able to ban most Americans from owning most types of handguns. The majority decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, stated that firearms are "essential for self-defense." Predictably, gun control advocates...