Do you remember the song Dueling Banjos? Well, this post is more about dueling quotes than a classic movie soundtrack. On the one hand, our first President of the United States, George Washington. On the other side of the 2nd Amendment debate Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago. Here we go.
President Washington. “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.”
Mayor Daley. “We are a country of laws, not a nation of guns.”
Now, disclaimer time. I am not an attorney, a Constitutional scholar (well not officially) and have never even been to the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. I usually spend most of my time at the Lincoln Memorial. Once you read the engraved words of The Gettysburg Address, they never leave you.
Here is my question. The Supreme Court has, at least for now, decided the law. President Washington believed in the importance of the Second Amendment, Mayor Daley believes we are a “country of laws.” Is it not time to enforce the law of the land and deal quickly and unequivocally with those that brake it while not obstructing in any way, the inalienable rights of law abiding citizens?
I know Mayor Daley. I believe him to be an honorable, dedicated community servant that cares deeply about the gun violence plaguing the City of Chicago. As he moves forward in “complying” with this new decision, he needs to limit the hurdles for those rightfully keeping and bearing arms while substantially upping the hurt for those criminals that forfeited their right.
This is the time. If we are a “country of laws” then the Mayor needs to abide by them and not use some type of legal gymnastics to circumvent the 2nd Amendment.
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Chicago’s Mayor Daley fights Supreme Court Ruling
Do you remember the song Dueling Banjos? Well, this post is more about dueling quotes than a classic movie soundtrack. On the one hand, our first President of the United States, George Washington. On the other side of the 2nd Amendment debate Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago. Here we go.
President Washington. “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.”
Mayor Daley. “We are a country of laws, not a nation of guns.”
Now, disclaimer time. I am not an attorney, a Constitutional scholar (well not officially) and have never even been to the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. I usually spend most of my time at the Lincoln Memorial. Once you read the engraved words of The Gettysburg Address, they never leave you.
Here is my question. The Supreme Court has, at least for now, decided the law. President Washington believed in the importance of the Second Amendment, Mayor Daley believes we are a “country of laws.” Is it not time to enforce the law of the land and deal quickly and unequivocally with those that brake it while not obstructing in any way, the inalienable rights of law abiding citizens?
I know Mayor Daley. I believe him to be an honorable, dedicated community servant that cares deeply about the gun violence plaguing the City of Chicago. As he moves forward in “complying” with this new decision, he needs to limit the hurdles for those rightfully keeping and bearing arms while substantially upping the hurt for those criminals that forfeited their right.
This is the time. If we are a “country of laws” then the Mayor needs to abide by them and not use some type of legal gymnastics to circumvent the 2nd Amendment.
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