The Future for Sensible Gun Regulation in the U.S. in the Wake of the Supreme Court's Re-Writing of the Law

This skillfully crafted opinion by Judge Easterbrook from the 7th Circuit charts a useful path for other courts and municipalities trying to salvage some sanity when it comes to gun regulation in the wake of the Supreme Court's reinvention of the Second Amendment.  The basic legal strategy for local jurisdictions will be a combination of (1) barring gun ownership for large classes of individuals convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors, and (2) devoting resources to securing additional convictions for those felonies and mismdemeanors.  The danger of the approach (connected to [2]) is obvious, but since regulation of guns is essential in many parts of the U.S., including Chicago, the Supreme Court has left local officials little choice.