It has been ruled by a federal judge that it is unconstitutional to ban all sales and transfers of firearms in Chicago. U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang said that it is known that thousands of victims are shot and hundreds of murders are committed with a gun every year. But there is also other side to the issue, there are certain fundamental rights being protected by the Constitution.

One of those rights under the second amendment is to keep and bear arms for self-defense, wrote U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang.

"Chicago's ordinance goes too far in outright banning legal buyers and legal dealers from engaging in lawful acquisitions and lawful sales of firearms", he continued. Chang did not explicitly rule out other types of regulation to ensure minimizing the access of criminals to firearms and tracking the ownership of firearms.

Chang further wrote that imposing a flat ban on legitimate sales and transfers do not fall in line with attaining those goals. The judge gave a stay to his ruling so as to provide the city time to file an appeal. Chang said that the government is responsible for ensuring protection for its citizens, but at the same time it is also responsible for protecting constitutional rights of people.