One Illinois Legislator Gets It
The Chicago Dog Trainer Tribune:
Arguing that a Wilmette man had a right to shoot an intruder in his home — regardless of a local ban on handguns — a state representative is proposing legislation that would override such bans when the guns are used in self-defense.
“It’s important to afford people of the state of Illinois to defend their person and their property, and this affirmative defense would allow them to do that,” said Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, who filed the legislation this week.
Bradley said authorities are wrong in prosecuting Hale DeMar for violating Wilmette’s handgun ban and for failing to renew an Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification card. The Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, he said.
Good for him.
