Bill would forbid illegals to bear arms

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | Jan 7, 2004 | Christina Bellantoni

[neverdem]

A Virginia lawmaker is drafting a bill that would prohibit illegal immigrants from carrying a gun, a move that toughens a law that he says allows potential terrorists and drug dealers to roam free.

Delegate Thomas C. Wright Jr., Victoria Republican, said current law allows illegal aliens to carry any guns except assault weapons. He said his bill will give police new authority when trying to crack down on terrorism and drug trafficking.

[neverdem]

It will probably be OK once they are recognized under GWB's Guest Worker Program. But what happens after three years and they don't get a renewal, but must be deported. Mexico doesn't recognize a right to self-defense with privately owned handguns and forbids private ownership of handguns. Will we then have to give them amnesty? I think W might give them amnesty because he's such a strong defender of the Second Amendment.

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[rightwingcrazy]

The ACLU may discover the 2nd amendment, too, for this case.

[Servant of the 9]

The ACLU may discover the 2nd amendment, too, for this case.

The 2nd Amendment doesn't stop States from prohibiting firearms to convicted Felons, but until someone has been tried and convicted of illegal entry I don't see how this can work.

So9

[Eris]

I get a bad feeling about this.

Any new gun laws give me the heebie jeebies, and it wouldn't take much for it to be used on the rest of us.

[riverrunner]

Another feeling good law. If they are here illegal they well get one on the black market. It is allready against the law for them to have one.I do not trust people who say they are pro 2nd then want to pass laws restricting guns.

[Spruce]

I guess I'm just "old-school". To me an armed non-citizen in my country is not to be tolerated. In fact such an act could be interpreted as an act of War.

[Klickitat]

ping

[inquest]

Shouldn't we just make it illegal for illegals to be in the country?

[inquest]

Shouldn't we just make it illegal for illegals to be in the country?

[neverdem]

Pols and their bills BANG

[AAABEST]

I'm with you. I've been screaming bloody murder about this insane illegal pandering, but nothing on this earth could cause me to want to leave an honest person without a means to defend himself and his family.

They may not have full constitutional rights but we shouldn't take away their HUMAN rights.

[mylife]

I guess I'm just "old-school". To me an armed non-citizen in my country is not to be tolerated. In fact such an act could be interpreted as an act of War.

I'm with you. Who could possibly be against preventing armed foreign nationals on our soil?

[neverdem]

Shouldn't we just make it illegal for illegals to be in the country?

I thought that was already the case.

[AAABEST]

I think W might give them amnesty because he's such a strong defender of the Second Amendment.

W a "strong defender of the Second Amendment"?

That's a huge stinky and steaming pile of horsecrap. Nice try though.

[longtermmemmory]

You can't get a CCW permit if you are illegal. You should not be able to buy a gun under any legal circumstance. This is a red herring and already here.

This seems to go with the recent news stories trying to link terrorism with private gun ownership.

These are the same people who rail against profiles and 4th amendment rights under the patriot act BUT if it is about some scheme to legitimize taking guns from lawful citizens, its "what constitution?"

[Eris]

That's what was bothering me about this - well said.

They don't have citizenship rights and they should be deported, but if the law is going to wink at their presence, then they do have their God-given rights to defend themselves from aggression.

And given so many work under the table and are paid cash - leaving them unarmed makes them juicy targets.

Well said, AAABest.

[longtermmemmory]

actually the shift to an affirmation of the 2nd guaranteeing INDIVIDUAL rights is a good step. I know of a few law professors who were FURIOUS over the notion. They said it undermined their ability to educate studens to the militia concept.

Under a president Gore or Hitlary, after 9/11 their first move would have been to suspend the second amendment and then launch intensive fact finding committees to determine who was responsible for the remaining 8 years.

[inquest]

;-]

[BCrago66]

The 2nd Amendment talks about the "right of the people" to bear arms, not the right of American citizens to bear arms. Thus illegals here enjoy the right to bear arms. Just as, e.g., they enjoy 1st Amendment rights, 4th Amendment rights, etc.

We can boot them out at our discretion, but if we allow them here, the Bill of Rights gives them...rights.