I'm really torn in different directions on this;
Part of me wants to rally our folks to make a national media test case out of this. Another part says this isn't the one for that. Our man here is just too naive about obvious things and possibly more.
I don't see how this could be a test case. He broke the law plain and simple. What's to protest? Chicago and DC have been involved in constitutional test cases for several years now and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight. This sure wouldn't come close to qualifying for that.I'm really torn in different directions on this;
Part of me wants to rally our folks to make a national media test case out of this. Another part says this isn't the one for that. Our man here is just too naive about obvious things and possibly more.
I don't see how this could be a test case. He broke the law plain and simple. What's to protest? Chicago and DC have been involved in constitutional test cases for several years now and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight. This sure wouldn't come close to qualifying for that.
...About twenty of them were in Chicago after a blizzard a couple of years ago helping the state get their power back up. While they were working they were approached by some disenfranchised youth that try to relieve them of their money. A handful of the workers drew weapons and informed the youths that they were going to keep their money for hamburgers and such. Said youths called Chicago's finest to tell their story of woe and said officers then went to the scene to arrest the Hoosier Hillbillies with their awful weapons. The Hoosiers said you can kiss my buttocks, and you better get on the phone with Daley and tell him if our guns go, we go, and we take our trucks and other equipment with us. Officers stated that after confering with the Mayor's office said Hoosiers can remain armed and continue their needed service to the state.
He said it was an interesting hour and that it does show that common sense can prevail when folks have 0 degree weather and no power.
I wouldn't consiser Mt. Carmel a high crime rate town. Besides if the OP's friend felt it was such a bad area he should have stayed away.He was protecting himself and family, in one of the highest crime rate states in the country. It shouldn't be against the law.
Ask these guys:
Shepard vs. Ill AGHammerhead said:
It's not my fight to say, but there's got to be one at some point. Gun laws do nothing but harm law abiding citizens.
Here in Illinois we have two cases in this fight; Shepard vs Il Attorney General and Moore vs Il Attorney General. I am sorry but I haven't figured out how to give a link to these so my short summary.
Shepard is a 70 some year old lady who has Penn. and Florida LTC but being in Illinois she was un-armed and left for dead after a severe beating by a career criminal.
More is an ex LEO who now is the civilian director of a correctional institute and no longer authorized to carry. He is joined by a farmer Charles Hooks who cannot travel across all his property without traveling on public roads. This way he must disarm while not actually on his property.
Both these cases were researched for a good amount of time to bring "good" cases to the courts. These are honest law-abiding people asking relief from unconstitunal laws of the state of Illannoy, not criminals trying to escape jail by a technicality. This is the same strategy that brought McDonald vs Chicago to the USSC with a huge win for all in the US. Jim.
Hammerhead said:
...Illannoy...
SnerkIf only we had a 2A to protect us from these trivial laws and imaginary boundaries...