Hi-Point's Response to Chicago
As was widely reported several weeks ago, on June 28, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of McDonald v. Chicago.  While the decision is long, in general, it represents a tremendous victory for individual gun rights since it applied the Second Amendment’s protections as described in District of Columbia v. Heller (which only applied federally) to states and local municipalities. 

In response to McDonald, the City of Chicago recently issued new rules that set forth a so-called system to register firearms within the City.  These rules were issued in record speed after the Supreme Court's ruling against the City in a transparent attempt to avoid a ruling of the highest court in the country and to trample on the fundamental right of citizens to protect themselves with the firearms of their choosing.

Litigation has already been filed against the City of Chicago to have this new regulatory scheme declared unconstitutional.  The case is called Benson, et al., v. the City of Chicago, et al., and it is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division court under case number 1:10-cv-04184.  If you value an individual’s gun and other rights, please follow and support this and other similar litigation.

As part of its new rules, the City also released a list of purportedly “unsafe” firearms that are not permitted to be registered within the City.  MKS Supply and Hi-Point Firearms have reviewed this list, and unfortunately Hi-Point products have been included on this list because of, we believe, reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the safe operation of the guns.  There are several things that should be noted in response. 

First, consider the source.  Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago have gone out of their way to interfere with gun rights for years, and it would have been unreasonable to expect that they would change after the McDonald decision.  Shame on this shameless politician and his attempt to keep our reliable and affordable firearms out of the hands of the citizens of Chicago.  (article continued on page 2)