Tag Archives: chicago
Challenge to Chicago’s shooting range ban
Motion for prelim injunction is here , in pdf. It points out that to get a handgun permit in Chicago, one must take at least an hour of range training, yet other provisions of the Chicago ordinances make this impossible — shooting ranges are banned, possession of ammo for other than an already-registered gun is banned, etc., etc. Hat tip to Gene Hoffman of CalGuns ..
Full StoryUpdates on Post-Chicago litigation
Only Guns and Money has the updates . Blogging has been a little slow here due to medical issues, work, and now my Comcast high speed is down after a lightning storm. Fortunately, I keep a dialup line as Plan B
Full StoryIf you’re in Washington State
I wouldn’t know anything of Washington judges, but I rec’d an email from Alan Gottlieb endorsing Richard Sanders. His webpage is here . Alan notes that Sanders voted, prior to Chicago, in favor of the 2A being incorporated
Full StoryCountdown to Chicago
The custom is that each Justice gets at least one opinion from each two-week “sitting” on arguments. Coming into today’s opinion releases, there were three opinions left from the sitting in which the Chicago case was argued, and three Justices who hadn’t written an opinion from it. Today’s four opinions included one by CJ Roberts, taking him out of the running
Full StoryFunny read, from the Chi Tribune
It asks what gun laws Chicago should adopt if its ban is stricken .
Full StoryDoes gun control contribute to militarization of police?
Article here , citing Chicago as a prime example. Thought: at the same time that we are militarizing police, we are orienting the military toward civilian police standards. The objectives are increasingly toward arresting suspects, as opposed to destroying the enemy
Full StoryTranscript of McDonald v. Chicago argument
Available here . I think five votes for incorporation, there might be one (Thomas) who would go for privileges or immunities. (P or I has all the history and logic behind it, and due process has all the case law, and it certainly looks as if the Court favors the case law).
Full StoryMcDonald v. Chicago
Just got back from oral argument. Short form: I think we have five votes.
Full StoryNRA Board elections
Just got my ballot issue, and went searching for candidates’ webpages for more info. Here’s what I found so far: Carol Bambery of Michigan, webpage here . Shooter, hunter, pro-gun attorney, carries an incredible load of NRA board work (serves on six committees, about twice the usual workload), filed pro-gun briefs in DC v
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