The McDonald v. Chicago decision was released on Monday. I purposely avoided the news and other blogs so I could read the entire opinion with a fresh and open mind. And, that is how I have written this look at McDonald.
I’m sure most of the other gun blogs have gotten basics of the story right: McDonald incorporates the Second Amendment and Heller to the states via the due process clause, the gun bans in Chicago and Oak Park are illegal, and the decision was a 5-4 split. But there are some other interesting aspects of this case that I will explore, and I hope this will provide a different perspective.