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To: marktwain
Meanwhile, Sheriff John Szymanski said he also plans to challenge the new rule - arguing the county should make it more strict.

Ortiz v. Commonwealth is already settled law, you ignorant, power-hungry buffoon.

8 posted on 06/14/2010 9:57:18 AM PDT by Dan Nunn (Support the NRA!)
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To: Dan Nunn
Choice quote from the majority opinion in Ortiz

Because the ownership of firearms is constitutionally protected, its regulation is a matter of statewide concern. The constitution does not provide that the right to bear arms shall not be questioned in any part of the commonwealth, except Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where it may be abridged at will, but that it shall not be questioned in any part of the commonwealth. Thus, regulation of firearms is a matter of concern in all of Pennsylvania, not merely in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the General Assembly, not city councils, is the proper forum for the imposition of such regulation.

Emphasis mine. It's a shame that the only requirement to be a Sheriff these days is a pulse.

9 posted on 06/14/2010 9:59:48 AM PDT by Dan Nunn (Support the NRA!)
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