No gun restriction or protection laws have ever been overturned on the basis of the 2nd Amendment by the U.S. Supreme Court or any other federal court. The Supreme Court has ruled on numerous occasions that the right to bear arms is inextricably connected to the preservation of a well regulated militia. The ordinance was challenged on the basis of the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court has ruled that firearms are not constitutionally protected mechanical devices exempt from restriction or accountability for its use. Considering that guns are merely another consumer product, laws enacted to promote consumer safety and protection are reasonable, legal, and appropriate.
More guns create a safer society.
Actually, the reality is exactly the opposite. Further examination finds that John Lott is a professor of law at the University of Chicago and espouses extreme views on crime, health, safety, and the environment. On the environment, Lott labels global warming, ozone depletion, and the need for wetland preservation 'environmental myths'. Lott also stated that putting minority police officers on the beat causes murder rates to increase. Homes are safer with guns.