ART. I, SECTION 3. RIGHT TO ARMS
April 8, 2008 – 12:42 amThe right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Reasonable regulation of licensing and for public safety shall not be considered an infringement of the right to bear arms.
3 Responses to “ART. I, SECTION 3. RIGHT TO ARMS”
“Reasonable” is what all gun grabbers use as their mantra. Would a Morton Grove or Wilmette handgun ban be “reasonable”? What does “shall not be infringed” really mean? Does Chicago’s licensing scheme meet the definition?
Why not disqualify persons from possessing guns when they show themselves to be a danger to themselves or society. This is an argument similar to the first Amendment’s prohibition of prior restraint. Persons versus inanimate objects would create a check against the tyrants in Wilmette or Morton Grove by making them declare all their constituents either felonious or crazy to get blanket gun laws. Not likely.
Another complimentary approach would be to reserve the power to make gun laws to the state legislature.
By Ralf Seiffe on Apr 17, 2008
This section I took straight from the old constitution, but I do understand the concerns. I guess the million dollar question is what the Supreme Court comes back with on the DC gun control ban that there are deliberating on as we speak. At this point, it would probably be advantageous to wait and see what they do to understand the parameters in which we could operate.
By John Bambenek on Apr 22, 2008
Is there a way to limit the fee imposed for a FOID card ? The card should be affordable for all and not subject to a back door means of control through excessive costs.
What about other back door methods for control, such as location of gun stores or so called ballistic fingerprinting ?
These are some of the methods being used around the country as de facto bans.
Are these types of questions for this section or or will they be covered in another section?
By rockdalian on Apr 22, 2008