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Little-Acorn
06-26-2008, 04:25 PM
The article mentions several specific laws in various localities.

The missing end of the next-to-last sentence, and the failure to capitalize Cox's name in the last sentence, appear that way in the original article.

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http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2008/06/26/more-lawsuits-to-follow-in-coming-days-after-courts-gun-ruling/

More Lawsuits to Follow in Coming Days after Court's Gun Ruling

June 26, 2008
4:20 pm by Chris Good

The National Rifle Association (NRA) says it will begin filing lawsuits as early as tomorrow to challenge gun laws in counties across the country, following today's Supreme Court ruling against D.C.'s ban on handguns.

A suit against San Francisco could come as early as tomorrow, while suits against suburbs of Chicago may be filed as early as next week, NRA spokesman Chris Cox told The Hill. The group is reviewing statutes across the country and has yet to determine how many it will file, Cox said. Cox listed six imminent sits in total.

"We certainly are gonna go and challenge any law that treats gun owners as second-class citizens," Cox told The Hill, calling today's decision a "big victory" for gun owners nationwide.

San Francisco bans residents of public housing projects from owning guns; the Chicago suburbs of Wilmette, Oak Park, Morton Grove, Evanston, and Winnetka ban all residents from owning handguns. The NRA will challenge those bans on behalf of its members living there, Cox told The Hill.

"We’re already in contact with effected parties and we anticipate filing in the very near future," Cox said.

The Illinois State Rifle Association has already filed suit against the city of Chicago for a restriction prohibiting residents from carrying guns outside their homes and businesses.

Today's Supreme Court ruling deemed handgun bans unconstitutional. The court struck down D.C.'s ban on handgun ownership, ruling that it violated the second amendment.

San Francisco's more specific ban, Cox said, should be struck down under the ruling as well.

"When the Supreme Court says 'all Americans,' it includes those who aren't fortunate enough to afford a 24/7 security detail like Barack Obama," Cox said, working in a dig at the Democratic nominee. Obama's campaign today backed away from a previous statement, made last year by an aide, that Obama supported D.C.'s ban.

The NRA was not involved in the suit that led to today's decision. It filed an amicus brief to advocate the eventual outcome, but its lawyers did not work on the case.

The number of lawsuits the NRA files will be determined by how many gun laws nationwide it thinks the rulin

Cox hailed the decision as a victory for gun owners. The decision shows it is time for the nation's laws to "focus on criminals and not law abiding Americans," cox said.