US District Judge Edmond Chang made his ruling, on Monday, but stayed it to allow for the city to make an appeal.
He stated that, "Certain fundamental rights are protected by the Constitution, put outside government's reach, including the right to keep and bear arms for self defense under the Second Amendment".
Chang continued, saying, "Chicago's ordinance goes too far in outright banning legal buyers and legal dealers from engaging in lawful acquisitions and lawful sales of firearms".
Chicago has taken a lot of grief over the gun laws, which despite being the strictest in the US, have been unable to stop gun violence.
In fact, gun violence has only increased each year since the ban was put into place.
The city plans on appealing Chang's decision, however it is considered unlikely his ruling would be overturned by a higher court.
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