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It has beGUN.
Dartful Dodger:
SB 2161 [sic] was prompted by an incident in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, where a man was charged with violating a municipal handgun ban after he shot a burglar in his home. The bill would allow a court to clear a defendant of charges of violating such a ban if the gun was used in self-defense or in defense of another on the owner's property.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich vetoed the measure, saying "each individual municipality should determine which affirmative defenses apply to a violation of its own ordinance," but the Senate voted 40 to 18 to override him.
State Sen. Jeff Schoenberg, D-Evanston, represents the community of Wilmette and said the bill imposed upon the municipality's prerogative to impose stronger gun laws than those of the state. He was unable to convince enough of his colleagues to agree with him.
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This is only a few days after the election, just think of it, we'll have at least four more years of this greatness!
fredster:
We have an advanced culture here in TN.
They have that "safe harbor" law here in TN. If you use your weapon in a place that you really shouldn't have it to defend life or property, they cannot prosecute you.
Apollo:
Wow that's so cool, my wife and I are moving to the US as we've always wanted to be able to shoot people with impunity. It must be awesome to live in a place with hand guns so freely available.
God bless America.
RacerX:
And here we go... I thought I had seen the last of the political threads for awhile, but I guess not. :P
Apollo:
He he yeah sorry about that, I couldn't resist. Asking for trouble really I guess. But seriously you could count the number of handgun related deaths in New Zealand on the fingers of one hand because handguns are illegal.