The Federal Supreme Court of the U.S.A. on June 28, 2010, promulgated its decision in the case of Otis Mcdonald, et al, vs. City of Chicago, Illinois et al. Voting 5-4 and with the majority opinion penned by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, the Court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is fully applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment (due process clause) remanding to the Seventh Circuit  Court in Chicago to resolve conflicts between the second amendment and the gun ban imposed by the said city. It reversed the earlier decision of the Seventh Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals dismissing the petition of retiree Otis Mcdonald to overturn a handgun ban and other aspects of gun registration regulations affecting rifles and shotguns in Chicago, Illinois. In essence, the Supreme Court of the USA has, again, upheld the rights of the Americans to to keep and bear arms under the second amendment and that it cannot be denied without due process, thus making gun bans a thing of the past. Joining Justice Samuel Alito in the majority opinion are Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy (who is the swing vote) and Clarence Thomas. While the anti-gun justices are John P. Stevens, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. As expected the decision was down played by Senator Diane Feinstein (D, California) for encouraging gun ownership in a nation that has more guns than its citizens. Nonetheless, the Federal Supreme Court has shown again that , truly, it is the last bastion of democracy.