[Road Warrior ‘04]

But, but, but! Handguns are already banned in Chicago!

[tbpiper]

But, but, but! Handguns are already banned in Chicago!

Yes, but now they will be double secrete banned. That'll fix the problem!

[American Quilter]

Handguns are already banned in Chicago!

They were banned from the early 1980s until 2010, when the SCOTUS ruled that the ban was unconstitutional. Chicago politicians then wrote new gun ownership requirements that made it very difficult for law-abiding citizens to obtain permission to own a handgun. Criminals, of course, have no difficulty, which is why more than 100 children are shot in Chicago every year.

[45Auto]

The opinion of the US SC in the 2008 Heller case is that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right and that the banning of an entire class of firearms (specifically handguns) is prohibited. Further, in 2010 McDonald v. Chicago incorporated the 2nd under the 14th Amendmnet's Due Process Clause, thus applying the 2nd to the states. The stupid politician is not even aware that Chicago has been slapped down by the US SC just two years ago.