Joel Pollak comments on yesterday's SCOTUS gun ruling

The Chicago area has been on the front lines of the battle for the right to bear arms since Morton Grove, Illinois banned handguns in 1981. After the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of gun owners in 2008, village trustees quickly repealed the ban.

But nearby Chicago kept its restrictive gun laws. But yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the 2nd Amendment applies to states and municipalities, which makes an eventual overturning of Chicago's handgun prohibition likely.

Joel Pollak commented yesterday on the ruling:

NILES, IL -Joel Pollak, the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in the 9th district of Illinois, applauded today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision upholding Chicago’s handgun ban.

"Today's decision is a victory for our Constitution, for freedom, and for the safety of our families," said Pollak, who is challenging incumbent Jan Schakowsky in the November midterm elections. "Many people in the 9th congressional district are living in fear, because they have no way to protect themselves against armed criminals in the event that police cannot respond. The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the ban will bring some relief."

Pollak added: "Just this morning, before the Court decision, my opponent's camp attacked my belief that the right to bear arms is essential to our freedom. She has long tried to restrict Second Amendment rights. It turns out that she is on the wrong side of the Constitution. The Constitution applies just as much in Chicago as anywhere else--and we need to elect a representative who will uphold it."

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