Peg -- and then there are the courts DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ET AL. v. HELLER http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_v._Heller ) MCDONALD ET AL. v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ET AL. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1521.pdf ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald_v._Chicago ) Illinois Concealed Carry Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Appellate Court 12/11/2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/illinois-concealed-carry-_n_2278114.html [with comments] Illinois Concealed Carry Ban: Court Ruling Sets Stage For Battle 12/12/2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/illinois-concealed-carry-ban_n_2284381.html [with embedded video report, and comments]