Changes

McDonald v. Chicago is a pending case before the [[Supreme Court]], which rendered an order granting the petition for certiorari on Sept. 30, 2009.  The briefing will be completed by the end of 2009 and oral argument in the case will be before April 2010, with a decision expected by the end of June 2010.

McDonald v. Chicago is a [[gun control]] case before the [[Supreme Court]], which rendered an order granting the petition for certiorari on Sept. 30, 2009.  The briefing was be completed by the end of 2009 and oral argument in the case was March 2, 2010, and it was decided June 28, 2010 in favor of the [[unalienable]] [[Second Amendment]] right to keep and bear arms.

==Circumstances of the Case==

==Circumstances of the Case==

The city of Chicago requires weapons to be registered, and does not permit registration of handguns, effectively enacting a handgun ban in the city.  Additionally, acquiring a weapon before registration renders it unregisterable.

The city of [[Chicago]] requires [[weapon]]s to be registered, and does not permit registration of [[handgun]]s, effectively enacting a handgun ban in the city.  Additionally, acquiring a weapon before registration renders it unregisterable.

Lawson and McDonald (petitioners) attempted to register handguns. The city of Chicago (respondent) denied each individual petitioner’s attempt to register a handgun pursuant to the handgun registration ban. Petitioners were also denied handgun registrations pursuant to the city’s preacquisition registration requirement. As the registered owners of long arms (rifles, etc.), petitioners are subjected to the city’s re-registration requirements. The registration for one of petitioner Lawson’s rifles lapsed, rendering it unregisterable. Petitioner David Lawson also acquired a rifle through the federal Civilian Marksmanship Program, which sent the rifle directly to his Chicago home, rendering it automatically unregisterable as it was acquired prior to its possible registration. Respondent denied Lawson’s administrative appeal of its refusal to register the CMP rifle. On June 26, 2008, Petitioners filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois challenging Chicago’s handgun ban, reregistration and pre-acquisition registration requirements, and non-registrability penalty, as violating their Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.<ref>http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/08-1521-ts.pdf</ref>

Lawson and McDonald (petitioners) attempted to register handguns. The city of Chicago (respondent) denied each individual petitioner’s attempt to register a handgun pursuant to the handgun registration ban. Petitioners were also denied handgun registrations pursuant to the city’s preacquisition registration requirement. As the registered owners of long arms (rifles, etc.), petitioners are subjected to the city’s re-registration requirements. The registration for one of petitioner Lawson’s rifles lapsed, rendering it unregisterable. Petitioner David Lawson also acquired a rifle through the federal Civilian Marksmanship Program, which sent the rifle directly to his Chicago home, rendering it automatically unregisterable as it was acquired prior to its possible registration. Respondent denied Lawson’s administrative appeal of its refusal to register the CMP rifle. On June 26, 2008, Petitioners filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois challenging Chicago’s handgun ban, reregistration and pre-acquisition registration requirements, and non-registrability penalty, as violating their Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.<ref>http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/08-1521-ts.pdf</ref>