"This is Not the Old West"

Cherry Valley Police Chief Gary Maitland disagrees with the judge's ruling.

"This is not the Old West," he said. "I'm not advocating banning handguns. But I'm not aware of any police officer who would advocate more handguns on the street. When they start taking their weapons out of their home and walking around with them strapped to their hip, bad things can happen."

Yeah, well too bad, Chief--I don't see you unstrapping your gun. Oh, but then you're one o' them there "Only Ones," with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.

And I see we keep dusting off that long-discredited "Old West" lie.

Oh, and as far as Chiefy being "not aware [which seems a given] of any police officer who would advocate more handguns on the street," his lack of knowledge doesn't surprise me. But really, Gary, they're just
not
that
hard
to find ,
assuming, of course, that you're not too lazy or ignorant to look.

Good for Shaun Kranish. That's another very courageous thing he did.

Shaun Kranish Defense Fund

Goal: $3500 by October 31st, 2006.
Current Funds: $2500
Remaining: $1000

This is the guy we all shook our heads over a year ago, because he was arrested over a fanny pack. Looks like he's got a new legal challenge and could use some financial assistance.

[Via V/R]

Illinois' Law Clear: Most "Obey or Be Destroyed" Edicts Are

That battle has been fought. Kranish'’s side has lost. The harangue that Illinois laws violate his Second Amendment rights doesn'’t hold water. Even most states that have laws allowing concealed carry have restrictions on who can walk around armed to kill.

So, move on and argue the matter on different grounds. Or move.

As much as I don't like admitting it, the subversive who wrote this treasonous screed has a point--the Supreme Court has betrayed its responsibility to uphold the Constitution by ducking a definitive "shall not be infringed" Second Amendment judgment, so if we're looking for relief from the courts, we're screwed.

The rulers don't dare cede an unalienable individual right to keep and bear arms to the rabble--power is only shared by such creatures when there's no other choice, and then, jealously and precariously.

But take heart--SCOTUS (so far) also doesn't dare pronounce flat out that you have no such right because of the defiance and rebellion that could provoke.

So the game goes on, with back-and-forth and continued incremental erosion, and the critical mass needed to turn the tide is kept misdirected and distracted.

Still, truth, that is, reality, is a powerful force to keep perpetually at bay. Perhaps, if we can continue to expose the lies, and keep the focus and stay the course, it will not be those claiming their liberty who are callously and derisively told to move. Perhaps it will be their tyranny-enabling detractors who will slink back into the shadows.

[Thanks to HZ]