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I was reading up on this right to bear ruling and ran into an interesting part of the Chicago handgun ban that NRA is now challenging...Almost identical to D.C.'s-- but the hypocritical thing I thought laughable was while the City Fathers legislated that the public can't have/own a handgun to protect themself- but they (the aldermen) can :???: :shock:
Chicago has a similar ban on handguns and within minutes of the high court's ruling, the Illinois State Rifle Association began the court fight to get Chicago's ban overturned as well.
In Chicago, unless your gun was purchased before the ban went into effect in 1982, it is illegal to possess a handgun within city limits. Only police officers, aldermen and a handful of others are exempt from the ban. While other firearms can be registered, under current law, handguns cannot be registered and are considered illegal.
But gun rights advocates hope to change that. The Illinois State Rifle Association filed a lawsuit with just that purpose in mind at 9:15 a.m.
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/supreme.court.handguns.2.757471.html