Are There Any Oathkeepers in the Corrupt Chicago Political Machine?

In a post titled The Face of Fascism, Ed Rasimus points us to this news out of Chicago.

With the city’s gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.

The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or garages, with a handgun…

The ordinance, which Daley urged the City Council to pass, also would :
—Limit the number of handguns residents can register to one per month and prohibit residents from having more than one handgun in operating order at any given time.
—Require residents in homes with children to keep them in lock boxes or equipped with trigger locks.
—Require prospective gun owners to take a four-hour class and one-hour training at a gun range. They would have to leave the city for training because Chicago prohibits new gun ranges and limits the use of existing ranges to police officers. Those restrictions were similar to those in an ordinance passed in Washington, D.C., after the high court struck down its ban two years ago.
—Prohibit people from owning a gun if they were convicted of a violent crime, domestic violence or two or more convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Residents convicted of a gun offense would have to register with the police department.
—Calls for the police department to maintain a registry of every handgun owner in the city, with the names and addresses to be made available to police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders.

Ed notes the following, in response to this news.

This is government run amok. This is absolute power which was seized and not constitutionally established. This is destruction of the rights of a people and denial of the basic principles enshrined by the Founders of our republic.

America is Running Out of Options for a peaceful resolution to the issues noted by Ed, above.

Mayor Daley Lays Out Strict Gun Rules for Chicago

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/01 at 03:52 PM

  1. And all of this might be allowed by SCOTUS, given the way Scalia wrote the Heller decision: he gave an enormous loophole that Mayor Daley is happy to make use of now, which is why Heller was not much of a victory.

    It’s possible that this will be ruled too restrictive when it gets to the courts, but don’t bet too much money on the possibility.

    Posted by kishnevi@yahoo.com  on  07/01  at  08:45 PM

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