IL: Daley -- City will revise gun law after Supreme Court ruling
Alito Jr. said, extending the reach of the 2nd Amendment “does not imperil every law regulating firearms.”He repeated earlier assurances that “reasonable regulations” of firearms will be upheld, including restrictions on gun possession by felons and the mentally ill and bans on guns in schools and government buildings.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Clarence Thomas joined to form the majority.
An attorney involved in the case advised against Chicagoans running out and purchasing handguns until a lower court rules on the matter later this summer.
“Obviously I’m elated by the court’s decision,” said attorney David Sigale. “(But) I think it would be prudent to wait.”
Sigale said he expects the U.S. District Court to take up the case again in the coming weeks and issue the city directives on the handgun ban and a number of specific ordinances regarding re-registration and pre-registration.
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