Chicago Mayor Daly 

Second Amendment
Adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, the Second Amendment reads in its entirety:
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
That’s it. Anyone see anything about bayonet lugs, crew served weapons, trailer hitches calibers, barrel lengths, number or size of shot, how about types of weapons such tomahawks, clubs, knives, swords or any type of concealed weapons.
Fine, where do this clown get off telling anyone what they can have or carry on or about their person.

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Chicago Law Banning Handguns in City Upheld by Court

A Chicago ordinance banning handguns and automatic weapons within city limits was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals panel, which rejected a challenge by the National Rifle Association.
The unanimous three-judge panel ruled today that a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year, which recognized an individual right to bear arms under the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment, didn’t apply to states and municipalities.

“The Supreme Court has rebuffed requests to apply the second amendment to the states,” U.S. Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook wrote, upholding lower court decisions last year to throw out suits against Chicago and its suburb of Oak Park, Illinois.
The Fairfax, Virginia-based NRA sued the municipalities in June 2008, one day after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller struck down a hand-gun ban in the U.S. capital district encompassing Washington.

“We clearly disagree with the court’s conclusion,” NRA attorney William N. Howard, a partner in Chicago’s Freeborn & Peters LLP, said in a telephone interview. “The next step will be an appeal to the Supreme Court.”
“We recognize that this may not be the end of this litigation,” Jenny Hoyle, a spokeswoman for the city of Chicago’s law department said, acknowledging the likelihood the NRA would seek further review. “We’re certainly prepared for that if this happens. We’re prepared to aggressively defend our ordinance.” [snip]

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June 3, 2009 at 2:20 pm | Trackback

2 comments

1 JTHM { 06.04.09 at 9:16 am } 

Sooner than we think, we will be in an epic battle over our right to bear arms, the pieces are lining up just as planned.

2 Vermont Woodchuck { 06.04.09 at 5:40 pm } 

This won’t go down like the abortion issue.