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Re: Denied Illinois FOID card
Posted by RIGHT TO ARMS on 2/21/08

    SECTION 22. RIGHT TO ARMS
    Subject only to the police power, the right of the
    Individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
    (Source: Illinois Constitution.) That is straight forward to me as I read the Illinois constitution “Individual
    citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” Foid cards do exactly that, infringe an individual’s right.

    On 1/16/08, Captain America wrote:
    > I am mainly talking about the Illinois Constitution. The State of Illinois adopted the Federal constitution by
    > vote, so they must follow it, until they have a re- vote not to. And the Illinois constitution states this.
    > SECTION 22. RIGHT TO ARMS
    > Subject only to the police power, the right of the
    > Individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
    > (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
    >
    >
    >>
    >> No problem Captain America, you don't sound mean at all you just sound kind of frustrated that not everyone
    >> agrees with you. As for your suggestion that people who disagree with you should leave the country; well --
    >> that is not a comment that deserves a respectful answer. All I can say is -- you need to understand that your
    >> opinion is not what counts, it is the opinion of the Supreme Court which was established by Article III of the
    >> Constitution. The Constitution you are waving around gave the Supreme Court the power to interpret the
    >> Constitution. If you don’t like that part of the Constitution you should seek an amendment that would put you
    >> in charge.
    >>
    >> According to currently applicable Supreme Court holdings, the Constitution does not guarantee that a citizen
    >> may own a firearm. What the Constitution does do is prohibit the federal government from interfering with the
    >> states' right to allow its citizens to own a firearm. The states have the right to allow or prohibit their
    >> own citizens from owning firearms as they see fit without interference from the federal government.
    >>
    >> You should follow a current case before the US Supreme Court. “D.C. v. Heller” is a case where the 2nd
    >> Circuit struck down the DC ban on gun ownership as unconstitutional. The 2nd circuit agrees with your
    >> interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. The case will be heard this term by the Supreme Court. Their decision
    >> will put to rest the question of whether the 2nd Amendment is a state right or a personal right. By following
    >> this case you will become informed about the issues involved.

     
     

 
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