9.30.2009

SCOTUS Will Probably Incorporate the 2nd Amendment

SCOTUS will hear the Chicago hand-gun lawsuit. Essentially, the plaintiff argues that Chicago's handgun ban is identical to the ban struck down in Heller....but the problem is that DC is a federal enclave and therefore covered by the 2nd Amendment. The 2nd Amendment, you see, is one of the few (8th and 5th grand juries) that has not been incorporated to the states - so it doesn't apply to Chicago. So, McDonald v. Chicago will give SCOTUS the opportunity to incorporate the 2nd Amendment to the States and expand Heller's decision to cities like Chicago.

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