For those asking what the basis of Chicago’s claim that they aren’t covered by the 2nd Amendment will be, I think it will go like this:

“The Constitution and the amendments to it define the reach of the federal government. The amendments in the Bill of Rights prevent Congress from passing any laws infringing on the named rights. But the states are sovereign and have the right to pass their own more restrictive laws if they so choose. This was widely understood at the time of the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.”

All this was exactly correct up until the passage of the 14th Amendment which extended the constitutional prohibitions on the infringement of rights down to the state and local governments. Since then, all jurisdictions must abide by these prohibitions. But isn’t it just like the left to pick and choose which laws and prohibitions they want to abide by?