"If the Chicago handgun ban were truly discriminatory then it likely would have been struck down under the equal protection clause- a part of 14th Amendment which you do n't seem to care if states such as Arizona violate in their attempt to deal with illegal immigration . Disarmed blacks may have been victimized by the KKK while state governments looked the other way during the late 19th Century but fast forward to 2010- now blacks are much more likely to victimized by other blacks than by racist whites . If the intent behind the Chicago handgun ban is truly racist then why allow blacks to own rifles ? I recently read that you can learn to shoot a rifle more accurately in one hour than you could shoot a handgun in a lifetime of practice . Areas such as D.C. and Chicago have large populations of blacks and some argue that restrictive gun laws help fight crime in such areas while others argue that it makes crime worse . It 's part of the modern gun control debate- a debate that I think true judicial conservatives would stay out of as Justice Stevens pointed out ."
"Actually it has been prosecuted under 42 UDC 1981 and 1986 . It dates back to the first Civil Rights ruling in , oh , about 1866 but I would have to check the date to be certain . That is one reason Thomas and Stevens felt it was incorporated under the P or I clause . What is your point about the rifle comment ? Did it just sound cool so you threw that out there for the cats ?"
"a part of 14th Amendment"
"under 42 UDC 1981 and 1986 ."