Posted on 01/04/2011 5:22:22 AM PST by rellimpank
South Dakota’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the state Monday hoping to open up the state’s concealed weapon law to all legal U.S. residents.
ACLU officials are seeking an injunction for a Sioux Falls man who was recently denied his concealed carry permit since he is not a U.S. citizen.
In 2002, the state Legislature amended the concealed weapons law by striking a clause that allowed legal residents to apply for permits. The law currently requires a person be a full U.S. citizen to receive a permit.
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Amazing! This has to be the first time I’ve seen the ACLU involve itself in a firearms case. Too bad it’s for illegal aliens...... (surprise)
In a truly free country, all states would be “right-to-work” states. No one should be forced to join a union to get a job.
Ooops...wrong thread. Pardon, please. Need more coffee...
No - for legal residents - permanent residents of the US. Its interesting the ACLU is finding a Second Amendment case its willing to take.
This has the Brady Bunch upset to no end.
Heh
trying to apply the Constitution to foreigners is called COLONIALISM
THE ACLU only wants foreign invaders to have guns
The ACLU’s official position is that the 2A does not refer to an individual right. However, the ACLU is not a monolithic organization, instead consisting of mostly autonomous state chapters. Some of these state chapters can do good things, and the Nevada chapter specifically has come out for the individual right.
Hmm.
Something's happening in the Dakotas eh?
This may be a big "snooze".
A “stopped clock” moment for the commies at the ACLU. I hope they win this one...
It’s more about the financial settlement they’re after.
So this is not a new thing with the ACLU. There are those who they would prefer to have imprisoned, or at least set up to engage in an "event" with the government.
After such silence on the TSA matter - you know, civil liberty violations and all that? - I thought they had finally folded up tent and slunk back under their rock.
Surprise, surprise...
I can see both sides of this argument. The permanent resident in question should have been “grandfathered” and the citizenship requirement apply only to new permit applicants. Question: what about U.S. nationals who are not citizens? South Dakota also has open carry, so he could still carry openly, I think.
The national organization doesn’t support gun rights. Apparently the South Dakota chapter does. The national organization also doesn’t support Christians, but a few chapters have on their own successfully defended the rights of Christians (some I remember are a couple of street preachers and a personal Christian message in a high school yearbook).
Legal residents have the right to protect themselves and have followed our immigration laws, I’m Okay with this.
Correct, it is a communist organization, has been since day one and has never changed.
The stated purpose of the ACLU is to use America's legal system to promote it's communist agenda.
The founder {Baldwin} was an avowed communist, and the organization has never wavered from it's roots.
—yep—if someone has complied with the law as far as residency, leading to citizenship or permanent residency, I’m okay with it-—
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