(LibertySons.org) – Sometimes, the wheels of the US justice system move slowly, and sometimes, they move at a snail’s pace. Such is the case in Chicago, where a federal judge ruled on a ban on gun laser sights that local retailers challenged 14 years ago.
In 1999, the City of Chicago banned the use of laser sights for guns. Over the years, groups have challenged the rule based on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. In 2010, a group of firearms retailers filed suit in federal court to overturn the ban. Now, 14 years later, a ruling has finally come down.
On Monday, July 22, US District Judge Charles Kocoras upheld the Windy City’s ban on laser sights. In his 24-page ruling, the judge said that because “a firearm remains an effective weapon without a [laser sight] attached,” the popular accessory was not protected by the Second Amendment, and therefore, the ban was not unconstitutional.
So what took so long? According to Courthouse News Service, the original suit was amended four times over the years, and hundreds of filings have been made over the years. All of these slow down the justice system.
Judge Kocoras also ruled in another gun-related case. In 2010, the city passed a ban on almost all gun sales. That law was ruled unconstitutional in 2014, and retailers sued to regain lost profits from the four years the ban was in place. In 2020, a judge ruled against them, saying they hadn’t shown evidence of lost profits. Kocoras agreed with the lower court, ruling for the city and against the retailers.
In a separate gun case involving Chicago, the city has agreed to drop its nuisance suit against gun manufacturer Glock, which it filed in state court in March 2024 and moved to federal court in April. No reason was given for the removal of the suit.
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