Does the city of Chicago have the right to ban firearms?

Two Terms ago the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the District of Columbia v. Heller that the 2nd Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms.

In typical anti-gun fashion the City of Chicago, ET AL., are trying to do an Ad hoc revision of the 2nd Amendment, based on their interpretation, de jour. It's important to remember that these elitists always want laws to apply to the common law-abiding citizen that they always seem to exempt themselves from. How many times have we seen members of the so-called anti-gun community defend themselves from harm by using a firearm? Of course they always have some flimsy justification for using the very firearm that they seek to deny the rest of us access to.

Could it be that they feel their life is worth more than ours or just that they have better judgement than us when it comes to the use of a firearm. After all, why don't they just dial 911 like they tell us to do?

The truth is they are not only arrogant elitists, but they also bring naivete to new pinnacles. They believe that passing another gun law will prevent people intent on doing harm from going on to a school campus and shooting innocent people like fish in a barrel.

We recently had a number of people murdered at Ft. Hood Army base by a terrorist who was able to shoot his victims without worry of being shot at by his victims. How could that happen? All of those trained warriors and not a one of them is permitted to have a firearm on base.

We've seen school and workplace killings in places that were supposedly 'gun-free zones. 911 failed these people. They arrived in time to call the coroner and the next of kin. Sorry, I want a little better odds for my family, friends and me. You keep 911 on your speed-dial and I'll keep my firearm. The odds will improve substantially for me and mine.

As for Otis McDonald, he realizes that his best chance of living to a ripe old age is to keep his cholesterol low, don't smoke, exercise and have a firearm for his own protection. The police have a poor win/loss record when it comes to protecting the rest of us. When it comes to buying into the notion that the police can protect you, Caveat emptor - Latin: Let the buyer beware.

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