Illinois conceal-carry law unconstitutional 
Published: December 13, 2012
Tags: District of Columbia v. Heller, Second Amendment
An Illinois law prohibiting individuals from carrying loaded guns outside the home violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
Lawsuit filed against city’s new gun laws
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 12, 2010
Tags: Chicago, gun control, Illinois, Second Amendment
Four Chicago residents and a gun sellers group have sued the city over a tough new gun control ordinance put in place after the U.S. Supreme Court made a decades-old firearms ban unenforceable.
Justices: Second Amendment restricts local gun laws
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: D.C. v. Heller, fourteenth amendment, handgun ban, Second Amendment, self-defense
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense applies to states and local municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.
SECOND AMENDMENT
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 28, 2010
Tags: D.C. v. Heller, fourteenth amendment, handgun ban, Second Amendment, self-defense
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self defense applies to states and local municipalities through the Fourteenth Amendment.
D.C. gun laws upheld
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: March 31, 2010
Tags: D.C. v. Heller, handgun ban, Second Amendment
A U.S. District Court has upheld the limitations on gun ownership that the District of Columbia put in place after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2008 overturned the city’s outright ban on handguns.
Court takes up another gun law challenge
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 2, 2010
Tags: D.C. v. Heller, handgun ban, Second Amendment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to hold that the Second Amendment protections established two years ago in D.C. v. Heller apply to cities and states through the Fourteenth Amendment. But whether the extent of those protections requires the Court to strike down Chicago’s handgun ban remains unclear.
