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Oak Park Village President David Pope, said the ruling would threaten safety in his near west suburb, which banned gun ownership in 1984.

“The ruling puts [Justice Antonin] Scalia and the four other conservative justices squarely on the side of the gang-bangers who terrorize far too many of urban American neighborhoods today,” he said.

This is NOT a valid or logical argument, and yet it seems to be the argument that Daley, and the Oak Park Mayor, and all those who are “outraged” by the Court’s decision are making.

Affirming that individuals have the right to bear arms, to purchase guns does NOT equate to increased violence, or a “Wild West” environment as some against the decision would have you think.

The FACT is that those involved with crime who use guns the MAJORITY (if not 100%) of the time did NOT secure guns through legal channels. So, the laws in DC, Chicago, and Oak Park are in fact hurting law abiding citizens…you are preventing everyone from gun ownership, yet those who do not choose to follow the law don’t pay attention to gun bans. Its pathetically laughable that Daley is outraged, once again (as I predicted to colleagues) invoking his black preacher voice is coming out against the courts decision. This while seemingly every weekend more people are killed BY GUN in the city of Chicago, with no let-up. Yeah, Daley is doing a fine job stopping gun crime with his handgun ban.

The Supreme Court got it right. PERIOD. I may not currently own a gun, but the fact that I can purchase one if I so choose is what I consider “a good thing.” There is something a bit frightening if one pauses to think of a society in which only the military and law enforcement are allowed to own guns.