Elites: “Suck It, Proles”
By Mitch Berg
Chicago has a total ban on civilian firearm ownership. Their ban is more draconian than New York’s Sullivan Act. It’s even more draconian and, it could be reasonably inferred, less constitutional than the DC ban that the SCOTUS gassed in the Heller decision yesterday.
It’s also being shot to hell by armed gang-bangers who, I guess, haven’t gotten the word about the total gun ban.
Mayor Daley – who travels about the city with a full-time police escort, mind you – comments on the overall issue:
“It is frightening that America loves guns,” the mayor said, “and to me, I think this decision really places those who are rich and those are in power, they’ll always feel safe. Those who do not have the power do not feel safe, and that’s what they’re saying. If you’re elected officials, you feel safe. You cannot carry a gun into a federal building. You cannot carry a gun into a federal court. So they’re setting themselves aside, and really, they’re saying to the rest of America that the answer to all the constitutional issues is that we can carry guns. And I just don’t understand how they came to this thinking.”
Er, yeah, Mayor Daley. I bet you – who grew up surrounded by the Chicago Police Department, and have probably spent scarcely ten years of your life without an armed bodyguard or ten – probably don’t understand it. Probably because none of the people with the money and power – the ones that “feel safe”, people like Mayor Daley – aren’t the law-abiding citizens who want, demand, and need guns.
It’s the ones that don’t feel safe. The ones that do worry about scumbags breaking into their houses at night, following them home from work, accosting them in crappy neighborhoods that elites like Mayor Daley don’t go into without police protection.
Forget about elections; Daley coudln’t win an argument that wasn’t fixed or bought-off.
CORRECTION: Sullivan Act. Not Sherman.
June 27th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Chicago has a good method of dealing with it’s most violent criminals. It ships them out to live in places like Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Duluth. Acutally with the meat packing industry having moved elsewhere, Chicago’s biggest export is violence.
June 27th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Angryclown is not familiar with “New York’s Sherman Act.” Perhaps you refer to the federal Sherman Antitrust Act, to make the point that New Yorkers simply can’t be trusted?
Also, having some difficulty commenting on another post. Worried that Mr. Lileks can’t defend himself?
June 27th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Worried that Mr. Lileks can’t defend himself?
Having observed the rhetorical skills of both James and Clownie over the years, I can’t help but relish the prospect of Lileks mopping the comment thread floor with Clownie’s fright-wig festooned brow.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Then I suggest you encourage Mitch to release Angryclown’s musings from comment purgatory, Kerm. Lileks can’t be expected to mop the floor if Mitch is too timid to let Angryclown in the ring, now can he?
June 27th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Voila! The world is now free to profit from Angryclown’s wisdom. Lileks may mop at will.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Wow. And yet there are those who say Michelle Bachmann is stupid.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Angryclown is not familiar with “New York’s Sherman Act.”
D’oh – Sullivan Act. Sullivan.
Doy.
Perhaps you refer to the federal Sherman Antitrust Act, to make the point that New Yorkers simply can’t be trusted?
That stems from “common sense”.
Also, having some difficulty commenting on another post. Worried that Mr. Lileks can’t defend himself?
Less for him than most.
Not exactly sure why your comments got put in the queue; links and certain keywords I’ve flagged usually cause it. I approved ’em a while ago, and they should be published.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Oh, yeah – p3n1s will getcha in the mod queue every time.
It seems there are a lot of people selling compensation products out there. Go figger.
June 27th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Guns you mean?
June 27th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
“Guns you mean?”
It’s fun watching the emasculated, feminized lefties with nothing left to enhance prate about “compensating.”
For gun nuts THIS is “compensating.”