Lower Court Holding in NRA v. Chicago
Decision of the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Two municipalities in Illinois ban the possession of most handguns. After the Supreme Court held in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) that the Second Amendment entitles people to keep handguns at home for self-protection, several suits were filed against Chicago and Oak Park. All were dismissed on the ground that Heller dealt with a law enacted under the authority of the national government, while Chicago and Oak Park are subordinate bodies of a State. The Supreme Court has rebuffed requests to apply the Second Amendment to the States. The district judge thought that only the Supreme Court may change…
