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Chicago poised to fight over handguns _ again

By Don Babwin
Published December 13, 2012 10:27pm ET
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Chicago poised to fight over handguns _ again
FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, gun owners and supporters participate in an Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day rally at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. In a big victory for gun rights advocates, a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, struck down a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois _ the only remaining state where carrying concealed weapons is entirely illegal. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) | Seth Perlman

CHICAGO (AP) — Facing a climbing homicide rate, Chicago is poised for another fight over handguns — just two years after the last one.

When the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the city’s 28-year-old handgun ban in 2010, Chicago responded by passing one of the nation’s toughest handgun ordinances. And city officials sounded ready Thursday for another battle after a federal appeals court tossed out Illinois’ ban on carrying concealed weapons this week.

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