From the Buckeye Firearms Association:
Buckeye Firearms Association is thrilled the US Supreme Court has ruled to strike down the ban on private ownership of firearms in Chicago. Today, in a 5 to 4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment applies to states and cities. The decision is a result of a case brought by Otis McDonald (and others) against the city of Chicago. Leaving no room for doubt, the court made clear that the Second Amendment applies to Mayor Daley and Chicago.
"While there is much work to be done, this decision is the first critical step towards universal self-defense rights" said Jim Irvine, President of Buckeye Firearms Foundation. Buckeye Firearms Foundation together with the United States Concealed Carry Association filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. McDonald.
Irvine summarized the importance as follows: "Many members of the United States Concealed Carry Association and the supporters of Buckeye Firearms Foundation travel regularly. A robust Second Amendment applied against all cities and states is needed to insure that the right to self-defense travels with them, the same as all their other rights. Finally, the Second Amendment is afforded equal dignity with the other constitutional rights we enjoy."
The Court's decision is being welcomed as a day of liberation for the law-abiding citizens of Chicago. After years of being held hostage to the murder and mayhem that has plagued the city without a means of self-defense, citizens in Chicago can finally exercise their right to bear arms and defend their home against common thugs that used to act with impunity.
Chicago native and Buckeye Firearms Foundation BOD member Gerard Valentino was elated by the ruling and is already making plans to help his elderly mother in purchasing her first gun. "Finally, my elderly mother and grandmother can live a little safer and with a little less fear because if someone breaks in they can have a gun for self-defense."
