National Rifle Association v. City of Chicago (a parallel case to McDonald v. Chicago) is a court case now pending on petition for certiorari at the United States Supreme Court, during the 2009-2010 session.[1]. On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear McDonald v. Chicago and held NRA v. Chicago. [2]. The petitioners seek to overturn a handgun ban in Chicago, Illinois as unconstitutional. This case was filed shortly after the filing of McDonald v. Chicago, and both of these cases follow the landmark Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, which held that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protected an individual right to “keep and bear arms.”

The present case was filed by Stephen Halbrook.[3][4] The trial court entered judgment in favor of the City of Chicago on December 18, 2008[5]. The NRA appealed the decision to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was May 26, 2009, and the court issued its opinion on June 2, 2009, rejecting the appeal and letting the handgun ban stand[6]. The NRA has filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court[7].

The main question that will resolve the case is whether the Heller decision applies to states and municipalities (like Chicago) in the same way it applies to the federal government, a question not resolved in Heller. This matter is known in Constitutional Law as incorporation.