Supreme Court to hear challenge to Chicago’s handgun ban
Sep 30, 2009 My thoughts on...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the city of Chicago’s ban on handguns, and I predict that the ban will ultimately be overturned. In a previous case the High Court ruled that individuals have a Constitutional right to bear arms under the 2nd Amendment, nullifying a similar ban on handguns in the nation’s capitol.
Anti-gun activists however assert that the Washington, DC ruling doesn’t apply to other U.S. cities because Washington is a federal entity which is not a part of any of the 50 states. In effect they are claiming that the right to bear arms guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution only applies at the federal level. I say hogwash…
It’s clear to this country boy that the founders of our great nation intended for the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to trump any and all laws and regulations enacted by any subordinate jurisdiction – states, cities and counties included. If there is a conflict between a “local” law and the U.S. Constitution, the provision outlined in the Constitution overrides that law every time. It’s really that simple.
Given the current makeup of the Supreme Court, I find it hard to believe that such an obvious contradiction between the 2nd Amendment and local handgun bans will be allowed to stand. I fully expect that when the Court finally decides the case we’ll see a sweeping ruling that puts to bed once and for all any contention that the 2nd Amendment means anything less than exactly what it says.
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