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Heartland Files Amicus Brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Chicago Gun Case

Maureen Martin

Amicus Brief / The Heartland Institute / November 19, 2009

Heartland argues the Chicago handgun ban ordinance should be held unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. The ban has been completely ineffective in ... (read more)

Handgun Ban Plaintiff Urges Gun Rights in Crime-Ridden Neighborhoods

Interview by Maureen Martin

The Heartland Institute / November 09, 2009

Otis McDonald, lead plaintiff in the case challenging the constitutionality of the City of Chicago’s handgun ban, has taken on challenges his entire ... (read more)

Chicago, Oak Park Handgun Bans Called Unconstitutional

Maureen Martin and David Kopel

News Release / The Heartland Institute / February 06, 2009

The Heartland Institute and Independence Institute have urged the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, in a brief filed Thursday, to hold that handgun ... (read more)

U.S. Supreme Court Rules DC Gun Ban Is Unconstitutional: Experts Comment

compiled by Maureen Martin

News Release / The Heartland Institute / June 26, 2007

The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution codifies the inherent human right to "keep and bear arms" for ... (read more)

District Of Columbia et al. v. Heller

The Supreme Court of the United States

U.S. Supreme Court Decision / The Supreme Court of the United States / June 26, 2008

[Associated Press] The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun ... (read more)

Disarming Parents and Law-Abiding Citizens: No Way To Win War on Gun Violence

Maureen Martin

Heartland Perspectives / The Heartland Institute / April 15, 2008

Chicago’s public school officials have been busing students to Springfield to act as “grief” machines to advocate passage of stronger gun control measures ... (read more)

District of Columbia v. Dick Anthony Heller

Eugene Volokh and Richard K. Willard

Amicus Brief February 15, 2008

The Heartland Institute filed an amicus brief with the United State Supreme Court, urging the Court to affirm a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ... (read more)