No one needs a semiautomatic weapon on the streets of Chicago, and no convicted felons or domestic abusers need a weapon anywhere in Illinois. These are not questions of constitutional rights — they are questions of public safety and common sense.
Kathleen Strand
August 9, 2010
Spokeswoman for Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulia.
Mark Kirk supports court’s overturning of gun ban–Alexi Giannoulias opposes ruling used to gut Chicago law
[It’s called The Bill of Rights. Not The List of Sometimes Allowed Needs. And we have nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices that disagree with her.
I think she needs to take a remedial course in U.S. government before she involves herself in any further discussion of politics.–Joe]
“No one needs a semiautomatic weapon on the streets of Chicago”
No one, huh?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/26/year-old-chicago-man-kills-armed-home-invader/
That was easy to prove wrong, and of course with a little effort I could come up with DOZENS more.
“we have nine U.S. Supreme Court Justices that disagree with her.”
Actually, only five. And that’s scary.
Larry,
No. All nine justices agreed it was an individual right. But only five agreed than the D.C. laws violated that right.
Strand is arguing against a position that has the unanimous support of the court.
What’s scary is that four justices were willing to allow unrestricted infringement despite acknowledging that it is an individual right. They showed they are willing to ignore the Constitution when they don’t like what it says.
That is what is truly frightening.