The Left is always willing to cite Supreme Court cases and demand that the states and the people abide by the high court’s decisions. Unless, of course, the decisions are contrary to the leftist ideology, in which case there will be an endless parade of liberal legislators creating new laws to tell the people what they can and cannot do, even when it directly contradicts a Supreme Court ruling. They always think they know better and are more than willing to ignore settled case law if it suits their liberal agenda.
This is glaringly obvious when it comes to gun laws that various cities and states impose on citizens in response to violence that they are unable to control in their jurisdictions. In places such as Los Angeles, California, Washington D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, it is clear that criminal activity is out of control, in spite of the fact that these cities have some of the most draconian anti-gun laws on the books. But with criminals running wild, and citizens cowering in their homes and staying far away from downtown areas because the criminals having free reign, what is the automatic reaction of liberals and left leaning politicians? Why, taking away guns from law-abiding citizens!
In 2008, a case entitled District of Columbia v. Heller finally reached the Supreme Court, and a decision was handed down that many thought would put an end to the constant squabbling over who had the right to own a gun, and what the terms for such ownership were. It turns out that certain cities and states have decided to completely ignore that ruling and to institute laws that essentially bar ownership of guns within their jurisdiction. It is outrageous, and it must stop!
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No……….It is our right to have weapons to defend our Families.
How did they cook that conclusion up?? If it’s not an individual right then why the$#%&!@*did they include it in the constitution?? This idiotic b******t is beginning to get extremely irritating.
I lived outside chicago for 17 years,get the hell out of there when i turned 18,most crooked corrupt state in the country
As a former Chicagoan these moronic laws are funded by select groups in Chicago and Bloomington, the rest of the state does not agree and would like to annex Chicago out of Illinois.
Looks like they’re trying to time this decision to follow the Massachusetts Attorney General’s decision to ban anything they interpret as an “assault rifle”, likely in hopes that other, ahem, progressive cities will follow suit.
As much as I love and miss Chicago I can’t stand the people running it and running Illinois.
They misread constitution-it doesn’t say any state is outside the constitution-they need smarter lawmakers
Communist run Illinois . Obamas home
Don’t wsnt to be the guy that has to go and collect them.
We would welcome fellow Conservatives, who enjoy their God given rights, over here in Indiana! Let the Liberals stay and pay the high taxes and be sheep for the slaughter!
It would have to be challenged eventually….if they are stupid enough to pass it and waste everyone’s time.
For the history buffs out there. Jan 1942. The US fleet for the most part lay on the bottom in Pearl Harbor. The Japanese fleet was not in the least afraid of the US Military. Many Japanese command wanted to invade California. One Commanding officer is quoted as saying to the effect ” if you invade America there is a gun behind every tree”. It was not the military that they feared it was all of America. Americans and our right to bare arms is what prevented the Japanese from fighting part of WWII on US soil