Re: Denied Illinois FOID card

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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.