Saturday, November 29, 2008,4:19 AM
Chicago Mayor Daley's a Nitwit
In the "You can't make this stuff up" category, Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman brings us this bit of reality:
Chicago defies forgotten 2nd Amendment

Then there is Chicago, which is being sued for violating the 2nd Amendment but refuses to confront the possibility that what the Supreme Court said may apply to this side of the Appalachians.

When it comes to firearms, Mayor Richard Daley is no slave to rationality. "Does this lead to everyone having a gun in our society?" he asked after the ruling came down. "Then why don't we do away with the court system and go back to the Old West, where you have a gun and I have a gun and we'll settle it in the streets?"

From listening to him, you might assume that the only places in North America that don't have firefights on a daily basis are cities that outlaw handguns. You might also assume that Chicago is an oasis of concord, rather than the site of 443 homicides last year. [link]
Ouch.
 
posted by Jerry Fuhrman
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