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| Topic: ACLU sues to protect immigrants gun rights from change in ND | |
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My question is where in the hell is the ACLU when a U.S. citizens guns are taken? I'm not talking about criminals who use them in crimes, but law abiding gun owners who run into rogue cops who think they're above the law.
In what might appear to be a shotgun wedding of opposites, the ACLU has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a non-U.S. citizen alleging that South Dakota's concealed weapons law violates his constitutional right to bear arms. But gun rights advocates surprisingly are not all cheering the case, and at least one group questions whether the ACLU is just trying to open the door to secure gun rights for illegal immigrants. The ACLU of South Dakota filed the lawsuit this week on behalf of U.K. citizen Wayne Smith alleging the state's concealed weapons law is unconstitutional. Smith -- who legally immigrated 30 years ago -- was able to get a concealed license for years, but in 2002 South Dakota amended the law, making U.S. citizenship a requirement to carry a concealed weapon. When Smith went to renew his long-held permit last July, he was denied because he is permanent legal resident, not a citizen. The ACLU says that's a blatant violation of the 14th Amendment which it says prevents states from being able to make such "arbitrary designations." But supporters of the law say the state has every right to keep guns away from non-citizens. South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant says the legislature added the citizenship requirement with the intent of protecting the people of South Dakota. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/06/new-aclu-lawsuit-expand-south-dakota-gun-rights/#ixzz1AIh5L7J1 |
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He cant follow the law, yet he wants to sue
If he's here illegally, he has no Constitutional rights until he becomes citizen |
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He cant follow the law, yet he wants to sue
If he's here illegally, he has no Constitutional rights until he becomes citizen He is legal, he legally migrated here 30 years ago and has been issued permits for years but this is a new state law that needs some correction. |
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Ooops, I overlooked the part where he legally immigrated.
If thats the case, then yes, the state is in the wrong. |
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