She also presided over a DC court challenge to the district's handgun ban in 2002.
It has already attacked Mr. Gore's plan as a step toward an all-out handgun ban.
The following year, after the .22 handgun ban, the number stood at 131,900.
What happens to gun control laws if the Supreme Court strikes down Chicago's handgun ban?
Among women, 61 percent favored a handgun ban, while the comparable figure among men was 42 percent.
( Newsweek 's crusade follows a Time essay earlier this month calling for a handgun ban.)
Both courts held that the city's handgun ban violated individuals' Second Amendment right to gun ownership.
The court held that the city's 1976 handgun ban violates the Second Amendment right to gun ownership.
The handgun ban and the trigger-lock requirement (as applied to self-defense) violate the Second Amendment.
The current handgun ban affects training and participation in international shooting competitions.