What cities have had their anti gun laws reversed by the Supreme Court?

Uzi4u2 · May 18, 2010, 04:50 PM

I only know of one Washington D.C. Are there any others?

Dfariswheel · May 18, 2010, 06:12 PM

Not yet.
Chicago's case is before the Court now.

sakeneko · May 18, 2010, 06:14 PM

Yeah, Chicago and its suburb Oak Park are likely to be next. I believe that San Francisco also had a restrictive gun law thrown out a few years ago, but as I recall that was a law forbidding guns in public housing, not a generally applicable law.

This is a question I'd ask over on the Volokh Conspiracy web site (http://volokh.com). A bunch of mostly libertarian-leaning lawyers hang out there and blog about legal issues. The level of discussion has much less heat and much more light than most political discussions I've found on the Internet. The gang there is highly supportive of the Second Amendment, and I bet would have a detailed answer to your question in short order.

montelores · May 19, 2010, 09:38 AM

Well, after a fashion...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...l?KEYWORDS=gun

monty

natman · May 19, 2010, 12:19 PM

So far Washington is the only one that has been formally reversed, although a couple of others (Morton Grove?) took the hint and dropped theirs. Heller only applied to Washington; the Chicago case will establish if the Second Amendment applies to just the Federal government or to State & Local governments as well. It is expected that the Second Amendment will be incorporated to apply to all levels of government. Once that happens there will be a flurry of lawsuits against various State & Local laws.

Head-Space · May 19, 2010, 01:57 PM

Current issue of American Rifleman has an editorial update discussing "consolidation" on Heller. Chicago and San Francisco, some others. Decision should be out this month or soon.

saspic · May 22, 2010, 12:59 AM

I'm pretty sure Philadelphia had some restrictive gun laws that were overturned by Pennsylvania state preemption laws. Never went to the SCOTUS, though.

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=3801
http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/213...state-law.html

blume357 · May 22, 2010, 05:12 AM

that the 2nd is for everybody and all ...but then they will let themselves out of the bag by saying that lesser governments can impose certain limited restrictions.... and yes, then there will be more suits ..... at least the lawyers will keep their jobs for years to come.

RickE · May 30, 2010, 07:03 PM

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**Tom Servo** · May 31, 2010, 12:20 AM

Not exactly a direct reversal, but Morton Grove (who were the first to enact an all-out ban) quietly loosened their laws after the Heller decision.

May 18, 2010, 04:50 PM	#1
Uzi4u2 Junior member Join Date: May 15, 2010 Posts: 113	What cities have had their anti gun laws reversed by the Supreme Court? I only know of one Washington D.C. Are there any others?

May 22, 2010, 12:59 AM	#7
saspic Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2004 Location: San Antonio Posts: 138	I'm pretty sure Philadelphia had some restrictive gun laws that were overturned by Pennsylvania state preemption laws. Never went to the SCOTUS, though. http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=3801 http://forum.pafoa.org/general-2/213...state-law.html __________________ "No, I will not* reread your post."*

May 22, 2010, 05:12 AM	#8
blume357 Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2005 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 3,943	From what I read the big court is going to have to rule that the 2nd is for everybody and all ...but then they will let themselves out of the bag by saying that lesser governments can impose certain limited restrictions.... and yes, then there will be more suits ..... at least the lawyers will keep their jobs for years to come.

May 31, 2010, 12:20 AM	#10
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Not exactly a direct reversal, but Morton Grove (who were the first to enact an all-out ban) quietly loosened their laws after the Heller decision. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

May 18, 2010, 06:12 PM	#2
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 7,478	Not yet. Chicago's case is before the Court now.

May 18, 2010, 06:14 PM	#3
sakeneko Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 644	Yeah, Chicago and its suburb Oak Park are likely to be next. I believe that San Francisco also had a restrictive gun law thrown out a few years ago, but as I recall that was a law forbidding guns in public housing, not a generally applicable law. This is a question I'd ask over on the Volokh Conspiracy web site (http://volokh.com). A bunch of mostly libertarian-leaning lawyers hang out there and blog about legal issues. The level of discussion has much less heat and much more light than most political discussions I've found on the Internet. The gang there is highly supportive of the Second Amendment, and I bet would have a detailed answer to your question in short order.

May 19, 2010, 09:38 AM	#4
montelores Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2009 Posts: 239	Well, after a fashion... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...l?KEYWORDS=gun monty

May 19, 2010, 12:19 PM	#5
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,607	So far Washington is the only one that has been formally reversed, although a couple of others (Morton Grove?) took the hint and dropped theirs. Heller only applied to Washington; the Chicago case will establish if the Second Amendment applies to just the Federal government or to State & Local governments as well. It is expected that the Second Amendment will be incorporated to apply to all levels of government. Once that happens there will be a flurry of lawsuits against various State & Local laws.

May 19, 2010, 01:57 PM	#6
Head-Space Junior member Join Date: May 14, 2010 Posts: 187	Current issue of American Rifleman has an editorial update discussing "consolidation" on Heller. Chicago and San Francisco, some others. Decision should be out this month or soon.

May 30, 2010, 07:03 PM	#9
RickE Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2009 Location: Kirkland Wa. Posts: 516	If you are not a member, please join the NRA, everything you want to know is available there.