Judge scraps Chicago's ban on retail gun shops

[dario73]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-citys-gun-ordinance-ruled-unconstitutional-by-federal-judge-20140106,0,7182171.story

A federal judge on Monday stripped away a key element of Chicago's gun ordinance, ruling that it is unconstitutional to prohibit licensed gun stores from operating in the city.

U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang found that the city failed to convince him that banning the sale of guns by licensed dealers was necessary to reduce gun violence.

The ruling also would make it legal for individuals to transfer ownership of a firearm as a gift or through a private sale as long as the recipient was at least 18 and had a firearm owner's identification card.

Chicago, the last city to allow residents to have handguns in their homes, once had one of the strongest handgun crackdowns in the country, making it a primary target of the National Rifle Association.

Overturning the ban on retail gun stores and private gun sales was the last major hurdle gun rights groups faced in their hard-fought battle to dismantle Chicago's tough firearm prohibitions.

The latest court ruling in the long legal fight came one day after Illinois, the last state to approve a concealed carry law, began accepting applications from residents who want to carry concealed firearms in public.

[Archer77]

Great ruling.  There is no proof that legal gun sales contribute to the violence in Chicago. The problems stem from, but are not limited to, poor impulse control and the lack of future time orientation.

[Tedim]

Liberalism failed again. Thank God!

[JOHN MATRIX]

Great ruling.  There is no proof that legal gun sales contribute to the violence in Chicago. The problems stem from, but are not limited to, poor impulse control and the lack of future time orientation.

The problems stem from a massive black/gang population. The politicians there just know its easier to 'blame guns' than to address the elephant in the room, which would be politically incorrect

[headhuntersix]

and if we get immigration reform we'll have more blood on the streets as all the 3rd worlders flood the streets with free government cheese and tech 9's.