(Guns Save Life.com) – Yesterday, the McLean County State’s Attorney Ron Dozier released a statement to the media (republished below) saying that he would not prosecute FOID-card holders who are arrested for merely exercising Heller and McDonald affirmed 2nd Amendment rights.
As we mentioned in our original news release ahead of the announcement, all sorts of higher ups in Illinois are highly consternated over Dozier and his peer in Edwards County, Mike Valentine’s, refusal to prosecute Illinois laws they see as unconstitutional.
Today, the pushback begins.
The McLean County Sheriff Mike Emery, who has long claimed to be a supporter of right to carry, says his office will continue business as usual when it comes to arresting FOID card holders who are carrying guns in violation of Illinois law.
The incoming State’s Attorney Jason Chambers harshly denounced Dozier’s policy change as “reckless” in an article in the Bloomington Pantagraph. Chambers has previously claimed to also be supportive of right-to-carry laws.
“Doing things in this manner is reckless. The job of the state’s attorney is to enforce the laws of the State of Illinois,” said Dozier’s presumed successor who is running unopposed in the November election.
We at Guns Save Life believe Jason should read a copy of the Constitution and the Heller and McDonald decisions and rethink that statement. Jason’s job is to uphold the Constitution, not “just do your job” and enforce the law if it is unconstitutional. “Just following orders” was the Nuremberg Defense.
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The important question, maybe, is what does the Illinois state Constitution say about bearing arms?
ReplyDeleteI'm too lazy to look, but most state Constitutions mirror the Federal, but the Federal Constitution applies to actions attempted by Feds, not the several states.
That is...of course, unless you believe in incorporation.
I'm not so sure our founders were adherents to the idea of incorporation.
After all, didn't they leave lots of stuff up to the "several states?"
And if this is the case, isn't Illinois free to make crappy state gun laws...and aren't we free to not go to Illinois? And aren't the citizens of Illinois free to try to change the state laws or leave?
WTF do I know? I'm just a dumb truck driver, and I sometimes have a hard time figuring this stuff out...and it makes my head hurt.
Sometimes we patriots like incorporation, sometimes we don't.
Depends on who's ox is being gored, I suppose.
"Dumb truck driver"..... (be careful now, some of us may resemble that remark)!
DeleteAs for incorporation, true story.... but I agree with ya' its the states say in the matter, if ya' don't like it work to change it, or failing that move to a stateI which conforms to your sensibilities.
(My two cents)....
(be careful now, some of us may resemble that remark)!
DeleteHeh!:)
After all, didn't they leave lots of stuff up to the "several states?"
ReplyDeleteAnd if this is the case, isn't Illinois free to make crappy state gun laws...and aren't we free to not go to Illinois? And aren't the citizens of Illinois free to try to change the state laws or leave?
Yes, Sir.
Your buddy Abe had much to do with farking up the "several states" thing, right?
DeleteUnfortunately!:) But wait a minute, I thought he was your buddy...........
DeleteI didn't vote for him. I just happen to reside north of the Mason-Dixon!
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