Inviting possible Supreme Court fight, Chicago judge rules ban on guns for convicted felon unconstitutional

Background: Chicago skyline. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Inset: Glen Price booking photo Cook County Jail

Background: Chicago skyline. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski) Inset: Glen Price booking photo (via Cook County Jail).

In a ruling that seems fated to find its way before the U.S. Supreme Court, a judge in Illinois has recently found that the gun rights of a felon convicted of multiple armed robberies are protected by the Second Amendment.

The finding from U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman was issued on Nov. 2 and stems from a case involving Illinois resident Glen Price. Price, 37, allegedly brandished a gun and robbed someone on a train in September 2021. Police said he stole a cellphone and a train fare card too. When police arrested him, they found a 9 mm gun in his possession, cocaine, ammunition and a stolen credit card.

Price was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm since he already had a criminal record featuring no less than three felony convictions for armed robbery and one conviction for aggravated battery of a police officer.

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