Posted on 04/13/2019 1:34:23 PM PDT by aimhigh
A federal judge has ruled that the East St. Louis Housing Authoritys rule prohibiting public housing tenants from owning a firearm is unconstitutional.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported that U.S. District Judge Phil Gilbert ruled that the ban was a violation of residents Second Amendment right to own a firearm for lawful purposes. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Illinois State Rifle Association on behalf of a woman who contends that she needed a firearm to protect herself from an abusive ex-husband.
The lawsuit on behalf of the woman identified as N. Doe contends the ban is discriminatory against the poor because it does not give them the same right to bear arms that people who can afford private housing enjoy.
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40 yo black femals with no crimal record should be given glocks or ar15s
Federal law prohibits private guns on federal property like military installations, post offices, federal buildings, and such. Not saying I like this, just that this is the case. So one question is is this housing federal property or leased? From this judges point of view maybe that might make a difference. Im not sure what the situation is for military families in base housing these days. I seem to recall back in the eighties and nineties that folks had firearms on base in their homes.
Considering your position on the Waco matter youre just about the last person on Earth anyone should take seriously on the Constitution.
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ROTFLMAO!
No facts. Just a trolling personal attack.
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No facts.
Would you like me to dig up a few Waco threads and quote you? I seem to recall you cheering the mass arrests, phony indictments, and outrageous bail amounts.
Ill be happy to pull up a few of your more relevant quotes for everyone on the thread to enjoy if thats your wish.
I havent seen you post on any of the latest ones. You know, the ones where not a single conviction was obtained, the ones noting the Prosecutor resigned in disgrace, and that the City and County are now on the hook for millions of dollars in damages.
Any reason for that? You had plenty to say back then. Why so quiet on the subject now?
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Nope. Just pointing up the fact that listening to a legal opinion from you is akin to getting recipes from Jeffrey Dahmer.
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This.
A win for the thug gang members and criminals who will now have complete control over their buildings. A Fire arm free zone for those who will now be victims
On constitutional grounds I likely agree.
Though, knowing that crime rates in government housing areas are often among the highest in a city, I do suspect the consequences of greater gun possession in those housing complexes will not be “great”.
Actually I have and I remember ordering a handgun from Cline's and keeping it in my locker, no problem. That was around 1958. Doubt that would fly today.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like where men were free. ~ Ronald Reagan
And if a State bans your guns you should just move, got it.
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“Now, if only a\some judge(s) would correctly rule public housing\welfare is a violation of the Takings clause, wed be going somewhere...”
How so?
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$$$ == property. We’er not talking EVERYONE pays for the public park in the city here. Let alone the rent controls of some cities, zoning\community engineering (bought under once auspice when the board comes around saying, “No, you can’t do ABC there.”).
Better then to umbrella it w/in the 13th instead? Is sure trumps the A1S8 a/o 9th/10th violations
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