Yes one can say local govt. has a say. But what Obama doesn't understand about local govt. (to him it is inner cities) is that we are talking about adults, with all the right paper work and background checks. That is all that is needed for any city to base it's response to this gun deal...
And because of his liberal style, Obama has lost my vote. I mentioned earlier that we need more info on each running. I don't think either party has a qualified man running for the job. And both parties don't have your interest at heart, only their power and ability to make $!

McCain backs gun decision, Obama straddles issue: Gun ruling reverberates in presidential campaign - Yahoo! News

By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - John McCain welcomed a Supreme Court decision invalidating a District of Columbia handgun ban. Barack Obama sought to straddle the subject by saying he favors an individual's right to bear firearms as well as a government's right to regulate them.
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The hotly contentious issue surfaced in the presidential campaign Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to own guns and struck down the 32-year-old D.C. ban.

McCain, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting, heralded the justices' action as "a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom."

Voicing a stance that could help him woo conservatives and libertarians, McCain said, "This ruling does not mark the end of our struggle against those who seek to limit the rights of law-abiding citizens. We must always remain vigilant in defense of our freedoms."

His Democratic rival, Obama, issued a more carefully worded statement apparently aimed at both moderate voters and his liberal base. The statement from Obama, who has long said local governments should be able to regulate guns, did not specifically say whether Obama agreed with overturning the specific D.C. ban. But he said Thursday's ruling "will provide much-needed guidance to local jurisdictions across the country."

"I have always believed that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms, but I also identify with the need for crime-ravaged communities to save their children from the violence that plagues our streets through commonsense, effective safety measures," Obama said.