Chicago to Supreme court .. "we cant hear you"

[MrYenko]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

Chicago...with one of the highest youth murder rates in america...but shame on you for trying to make it safer for kids...

from sept 2007-early 2008, 18 out of 20 murdered students in Chicago were killed by guns. They have to do something, they can't allow these kinds of things to happen. If we could save even just one child's life who is just walking to school, I would gladly submit to more stringent gun laws.
Remember, If ones constitutional right (in this case the right to bear arms) is conflicting with another right (the right to life) then one cannot stand. And i'm pretty the right to life trumps the right to bear arms.

That's impossible, as it was already illegal to own a firearm in Chicago (Unless you work for that crook, Daly) at that time.

Bottom line, your argument just proved your point wrong. Criminals, by nature, do not adhere to laws, since banning guns has obviously not resulted in a reduction in gun crime. In fact, it could be argued that it has done exactly the opposite.

The day that the police can show up instantaneously at all points within their jurisdiction at the exact same moment that a crime is initiated, is the day I will stop carrying my sidearm. Until then, their job is to show up as soon as is practicable, collect my statement, and the wounded/dead violent suspect(s). If the situation goes against me, and I end up injured or dead, at least I TRIED to fight back against violence, instead of teaching the perpetrator that anyone without a badge will roll over and give them what they want, or worse, not resist violence.

It's a calculated decision, that every FREE man needs to make for himself. If you choose not to, that is your decision, and I fully support it, a free society is one of choice. It is NOT your place, or the government's, to make that decision for me, or anyone else.