June 30, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

On June 26, 2008, by a 5 to 4 vote, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the District of Columbia et al vs Heller holding the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess firearms and the city’s total ban on handguns violated that right.

The Village of Morton Grove’s Ordinance 08-11 has banned possession of handguns and other dangerous weapons within the Village since its adoption on June 8, 1981. This ordinance has been codified in Title 2, Chapter 6 of the Village’s Municipal Code. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision, Mayor Richard Krier has directed Corporation Counsel Teresa Hoffman Liston to prepare an ordinance for Village Board consideration amending the Village’s Municipal Code, Section 6-2-3 so it is compliant with the Supreme Court decision. This ordinance will be on the Village Board’s agenda for their next meeting which will be held at 7:30 pm on July 14, 2008, in the Richard T. Flickinger Municipal Center, 6101 Capulina Avenue, Morton Grove, Illinois.

Until July 14, no local ordinance violation citations of this Municipal Code will be written without the detailed review of the Village’s Corporation Counsel.

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June 30, 2008


PRESS RELEASE

On June 27, 2008, by a 5 to 4 vote, the National Rifle Association filed lawsuits against several units of government including San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; Evanston, Illinois; Oak Park, Illinois; and Morton Grove, Illinois. This lawsuit seeks declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. The Village is presently reviewing this lawsuit.

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