Federal judge rules Chicago gun-sale ban unconstitutional (illegal, spokesman, statistics)

[Little-Acorn]

Looks like there are still some loons in various governments, who feel that disarming law-abiding citizens will make us safer.

Looks like they have to be rooted out and smacked down, one at a time.

Explaining the truth to them, doesn't help.

Pointing out statistics, doesn't help. Informing them that they are violating the U.S. Constitution, doesn't help.

Nothing to do, but use the law to force them to do the right thing.

And we'll probably have to keep checking on them and smacking them down, again and again.

Oh well. The range of freedom you can give naughty boys in detention, is limited. And so is the range of punishment.

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Chicago gun sale ban unconstitutional, judge rules | Fox News

Chicago gun sale ban unconstitutional, judge rules

Published January 06, 2014 /
Associated Press

A federal judge on Monday overturned Chicago's ban on the sale and transfer of firearms, ruling that the city's ordinances aimed at reducing gun violence are unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang said in his ruling that while the government has a duty to protect its citizens, it's also obligated to protect constitutional rights, including the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. However, Chang said he would temporarily stay the effects of his ruling, meaning the ordinances can stand while the city decides whether to appeal.

[Little-Acorn]

This IS Chicago, after all.

Speculation: Perhaps the problem is, that certain govt officials incomes will go way down, once they can no longer promise to "certain parties" they will have a monopoly on gun sales to people on the street?

[pknopp]

Appeal to what? The Supreme Court has already ruled on this.

[Goodnight]

I am sure the this will make Chicago a better place, one of the people that filed suit below. I am sure because they are careful with their sales all will follow suit.

"All the people I know who own guns legally are really careful," said
Pacholski, whose wife, also was a plaintiff. "I'm a collector; my guns are not
going anywhere unless I know where they're going because I don't want to be
responsible for someone's death."

[Icy Tea]

Guns and marijuana. If people want them, they'll get them.

[Little-Acorn]

Originally Posted by pknopp

Appeal to what? The Supreme Court has already ruled on this.

Are you assuming that matters to big-govt people in Chicago?

[Little-Acorn]

Originally Posted by Icy Tea

Guns and marijuana. If people want them, they'll get them.

After all, the right to own both of them is explicitly protected by the Constitution.

Well, one of them is, anyway.

[LoveToRow]

Well, this guy is an Obama appointee. I wonder what deflection the gun grabbers will come up with given that fact. I guess he was paid off by the Koch brothers.

[All American NYC]

A federal court ruled Monday that Chicago's ban on private gun ownership, one of the nation's toughest, violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of individuals' rights to bear arms....despite the tough restrictions, said Roderick Drew, a spokesman for Chicago’s law department, 'every year Chicago police recover more illegal guns than officers in any city in the country.'

The founding fathers were absolutely right in their drafting of the Bill of Rights...while Obama & his minions want to trip freedom away from the people.

[T-310]

Oops. Rahm will not be happy.

Poor baby.