The right to ban handguns

Mike Quigley and Carolyn McCarthy are leading a group of Congressmen by filing a brief in support of the handgun ban in the McDonald v. Chicago case.  According to the Chicago Sun-Times:

“U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago, had 54 members of congress join his friend-of-the-court brief Wednesday that urged the court to leave Chicago’s handgun ban in place … Quigley was joined by New York Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, who added, “Stripping local governments of [the right to ban handguns] would put families and neighborhoods at risk by disregarding the expertise of local officials who possess an intimate knowledge of the unique characters of their communities and the problems they face.” …”

Other New Yorkers signing onto it include the usual suspects: Gary Ackerman, Tim Bishop, Yvette Clarke, Joseph Crowley, Eliot Engel, Steve Israel, Nita Lowey, Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Charles Rangel, Jose Serrano, Louise Slaughter, Edolphus Towns and Anthony Weiner.

They have to know that after we get incorporation in Chicago, New York will be a prime target for litigation.

One thought on “The right to ban handguns

  1. “…disregarding the expertise of local officials who possess an intimate knowledge of the unique characters of their communities and the problems they face.”

    Wasn’t segregation ended by disregarding the “expertise” (political prejudices) of local officials? Funny how the commie libs oppose discrimination, except when they support it.
    As for “intimate knowledge”, the only intimate knowledge that politicians possess is an intimate knowledge of their own desire to be re-elected.
    That whole, carefully crafted phrase is a textbook example of weasel wording. What’s actually being “disregarded” is the importance of personal freedom.

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