Firearms ownership laws

koolminx · September 22, 2009, 09:55 AM

Are there any cities that firearm ownership is flat out against the law?

I understand that licensing and such is required but are there places where your rights to bear arms are stymied from local law?

Dwight55 · September 22, 2009, 10:02 AM

Though I do not live in any of them, . . . from many comments I have read on this and other sites, . . . San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City are very close if indeed they have not arrived at banning personal hand guns if you are not somehow "approved" by the city rulers.

The 2nd amendment case decided last year by the supreme court knocked down that type of law in Washington DC.

May God bless,
Dwight

KSFreeman · September 22, 2009, 06:03 PM

We speaking of cities within the USA, correct?

If so, Chicago has had an handgun ban since 1983.

KLRANGL · September 23, 2009, 08:33 AM

As far as any city completely banning all types of firearms, I know of none. Some ban handguns, some ban assault weapons, and some make it really really hard to obtain a firearm (if you're the law abiding citizen type)... But the shotgun and hunting rifle are universally accepted as far as I know...

chibiker · September 23, 2009, 09:50 PM

As far as I know, and I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong, Oak Park,IL bans all firearm ownership. Exceptions are made for peace officers, correctional officers and security guards. Another exception is for antique firearms but they must meet the villages definition of one. I no longer live there but did when the ban went into effect, there were no provisions made to have anything grandfathered in so all weapons had to be removed from the village within 90 days of the ban going into effect or were to be surrendered to the police department.

TerminalVelocity16 · September 23, 2009, 09:51 PM

You are required to have a permit just to own a rifle/shotgun in NYC. And owning a pistol is so difficult it would be easier to obtain if they banned it altogether.

-Term

KLRANGL · September 24, 2009, 09:41 AM

Quote:

As far as I know, and I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong, Oak Park,IL bans all firearm ownership.

After a quick google search (very scientific I know), all I could find were references to a handgun ban, much like Chicago's. I haven't seen anything that leads me to beleive that all firearms are banned, but I am curious now. Will have to look a bit deeper.

Glenn E. Meyer · September 24, 2009, 09:48 AM

Bah - I posted this in the wrong thread. Duh!

Glenn

September 22, 2009, 09:55 AM	#1
koolminx Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2009 Posts: 520	Firearms ownership laws Are there any cities that firearm ownership is flat out against the law? I understand that licensing and such is required but are there places where your rights to bear arms are stymied from local law?

September 22, 2009, 10:02 AM	#2
Dwight55 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 2,568	Though I do not live in any of them, . . . from many comments I have read on this and other sites, . . . San Francisco, Chicago, and New York City are very close if indeed they have not arrived at banning personal hand guns if you are not somehow "approved" by the city rulers. The 2nd amendment case decided last year by the supreme court knocked down that type of law in Washington DC. May God bless, Dwight __________________ www.dwightsgunleather.com If you can breathe, . . . thank God! If you can read, . . . thank a teacher! If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a Veteran!

September 22, 2009, 06:03 PM	#3
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	We speaking of cities within the USA, correct? If so, Chicago has had an handgun ban since 1983. __________________ "Arguments of policy must give way to a constitutional command." Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 602 (1980).

September 23, 2009, 08:33 AM	#4
KLRANGL Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 958	As far as any city completely banning all types of firearms, I know of none. Some ban handguns, some ban assault weapons, and some make it really really hard to obtain a firearm (if you're the law abiding citizen type)... But the shotgun and hunting rifle are universally accepted as far as I know... __________________ And it's Killer Angel... as in the book

September 23, 2009, 09:51 PM	#6
TerminalVelocity16 Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Location: Mineola, New York Posts: 71	You are required to have a permit just to own a rifle/shotgun in NYC. And owning a pistol is so difficult it would be easier to obtain if they banned it altogether. -Term __________________ 3A/E Maritime College '10

September 23, 2009, 09:50 PM	#5
chibiker Member Join Date: November 14, 2008 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 63	As far as I know, and I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong, Oak Park,IL bans all firearm ownership. Exceptions are made for peace officers, correctional officers and security guards. Another exception is for antique firearms but they must meet the villages definition of one. I no longer live there but did when the ban went into effect, there were no provisions made to have anything grandfathered in so all weapons had to be removed from the village within 90 days of the ban going into effect or were to be surrendered to the police department.

September 24, 2009, 09:48 AM	#8
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	Bah - I posted this in the wrong thread. Duh! Glenn __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. - Aux Armes, Citoyens Last edited by Glenn E. Meyer; September 24, 2009 at 11:30 AM. Reason: 5 points down, failure to neutralize, missed the target

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