Both cities have banned ownership of handguns for decades.
.... the Chicago ban should be left alone because the 2nd Amendment applies only to the federal government, not the states.
...The city also points to the gun violence that plagues its streets and schools. In the brief, Chicago says that from 2004 to November 2007 it experienced 43,685 firearms-related crimes. And last year, 29 Chicago Public School students were killed in firearm-related incidents.
