McDonald v Chicago
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- Otis McDonald, fed up with the crime near his Chicago home, filed suit at a US District court. After his and other similar suits were rejected by the District court and the Seventh Circuit US Court of Appeals, the case made it to the Supreme Court.
- Oh no! Since the 1987 ban on handguns in Chicago homes, the crime rate has gone up. My neighborhood is being terrorized by criminals but I’m not allowed to protect myself with a gun!
- Otis McDonald
- Otis McDonald
- The four Democratic SCOTUS judges agree!
- SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
- Chicago Rep
- The 14th amendment does not require the Supreme Court to treat all Constitutional rights equally- if a state has a law, they probably have a good reason for it, so the federal government should not try to overpower that! Also, the second amendment refers to “well regulated militias,” not individual firearms.
- NOOOO!
- According to the Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment, the 2nd amendment’s right to bear arms should apply to all Americans! This court already agreed in DC vs. Heller- let’s incorporate the right to all states!
- SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
- I hope the gun crimes don’t increase across the US!
- And from then on, all Americans- regardless of their state government laws- had the constitutional right to have handguns.
- The five republican SCOTUS judges agree! Guns for all!
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