Chicago’s Mayor – You can now defend yourself…. until we can further prevent it
June 30, 2010
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Posted by Michael S. Langston
In a close, but what I believe is an ultimately correct decision, the Supreme Court upheld every citizens’ right to defend their homes (via Yahoo News here):
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Supreme Court found Monday a Chicago handgun ban to be unconstitutional in a far-reaching ruling that makes it much harder for states and city governments to limit gun ownership.
In a major victory for gun rights activists, but a bitter blow for those seeking to maintain gun controls in the United States, Justice Samuel Alito said the constitution was clear on the right to bear arms for self-defense.
The 5-4 majority ruling extended to all cities and states the Supreme Court’s 2008 landmark affirmation that Americans have theconstitutional right – as enshrined in the Second Amendment – to own weapons, including handguns….
This is not only a landmark decision as it marks the first SCOTUS decision that wasn’t limited in scope to the municipality the lawsuit was brought against, but for those who believe in freedom – it’s another step forward in a world where we seem to be giving up more and more freedoms.
However, like any freedom, when people think you might use that freedom for things they don’t agree with, they don’t think it’s a freedom anymore. 
And like any other petty tyrant, Mayor Daley is just going to make other arrangements to ensure Chicago residents don’t enjoy this freedom for long (via CSMonitor here):
…Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley said officials were already at work rewriting the city ordinance to adhere to the court ruling while protecting Chicago residents from gun violence….
I guess he forgot to finish his statement – “we want to protect residents from gun violence so long as they aren’t able to protect themselves”…
But either way – for now. Chicago residents have the right they should have from birth – the right to defend themselves.
Categories: Legislation, SCOTUS
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Tags: CSMonitor, Gun Control Laws, gun rights, Legislation, Right to Self Defense, SOCUTS, Yahoo News
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