After I moved to Chicago, I wrote a brief blurb about Chicago’s incredibly awful handgun laws and how the City can’t put two and two together and figure out it is the gun ban that is causing the gun violence.<\/p>\n
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It isn’t hard to see the bias of the Sun Times, although it isn’t blatant.<\/p>\n
Illinois is the one state where you cannot (legally) carry a concealed handgun – ever. So if you are not a criminal, someone considering attacking you has no uncertainty about whether you have a gun or not.<\/p>\n
Chicago is even more restrictive – you may own one loaded gun but you must keep it inside the house – you may not have it with you in your own yard. The fees and licensing process are clearly intended to discourage anyone from even trying to get a permit – but staying within the Heller ruling preventing a ban.<\/p>\n
The Federal appeals court threw out the absolute ban and gives the state 180 days to pass a law to create a conceal carry law that permits people to carry a concealed handgun in public. A similar bill almost passed but was held back by opposition from the City of Chicago. Conceal carry enjoys bipartisan support around the country and the bill was written by a Democrat.<\/p>\n
In unrelated news, in our Neighbor state Michigan, union leaders are threatening violence as the Michigan Legislature passed a Right to Work law outlawing compulsory dues to unions to hold a government or private sector job.<\/p>\n
Maybe there is still hope for change.<\/p>\n
Probably shocking to the Sun Times, 98% reading the story agree with the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After I moved to Chicago, I wrote a brief blurb about Chicago’s incredibly awful handgun laws and how the City can’t put two and two together and figure out it is the gun ban that is causing the gun violence. … Continue reading