By a majority of one, the Supreme Court decided Monday that the Second Amendment trumped state and local gun control laws. The 5-4 decision apparently struck down a Chicago ordinance banning handguns in the city. The court decision didn’t declare the Chicago law to be unconstitutional, however. It sent the case back to lower courts with instructions to try it again with the high court’s ruling in mind.
The handgun ban has been in effect in Chicago since 1983. Mayor Rich-ard M. Daley — not exactly a flaming liberal — said he was disappointed at the…
