tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post7674679857345297770..comments2023-10-16T07:06:52.428-05:00Comments on Armed and Safe: Ray of hope for an end to victim disarmament in Oregon?Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-21460439872978573032007-10-23T19:56:00.000-05:002007-10-23T19:56:00.000-05:00Strongly worded, too.I'll say. I'm jealous--look ...<I>Strongly worded, too.</I><BR/><BR/>I'll say. I'm jealous--look at <I>my</I> fascist state's version. <BR/><BR/><I>SECTION 22. RIGHT TO ARMS<BR/><BR/><B>Subject only to the police power,</B> the right of the individual citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)</I><BR/><BR/>The clause I emphasized was added in 1970, and basically serves to remove any protection of the right to keep and bear arms (which was exactly the intent, of course).<BR/><BR/>If SCOTUS grants cert for DC v. Heller, and if freedom wins, I can only hope that the next line of battle is incorporation of the Second Amendment.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-20073530597126278412007-10-23T19:39:00.000-05:002007-10-23T19:39:00.000-05:00Oregon Constitution, Article I:Section 27. Right t...Oregon Constitution, Article I:<BR/><BR/><I><B>Section 27</B>. Right to bear arms; military subordinate to civil power. The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence [sic] of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power[.]</I><BR/><BR/>Strongly worded, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-25887359805598091922007-10-19T08:39:00.000-05:002007-10-19T08:39:00.000-05:00Thank you for contacting me, Mr. Vennard. I have ...Thank you for contacting me, Mr. Vennard. I have sent you an email suggesting you contact a far more capable spokesman, David Codrea, of <A HREF="http://waronguns.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">War on Guns</A>.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-1837312795920438072007-10-19T06:32:00.000-05:002007-10-19T06:32:00.000-05:00Hi, I work for BBC World Service radio in London a...Hi, I work for BBC World Service radio in London and today (Friday) between 1.30pm and 2pm East Coast Time in the States we will be talking to Shirley Katz live in our international discussion programme, World Have Your Say. She is the Oregon teacher who wants to be able to take a gun to school for her own protection. If you would like to take part in the discussion, please email your phone numbers to martin.vennard@bbc.co.uk or call me on +442085761720.<BR/>Many Thanks<BR/>Martin VennardMartin Vennardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270927195951256760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-14541316010851214062007-10-14T19:50:00.000-05:002007-10-14T19:50:00.000-05:00I hear you, SA. I keep thinking that they'll wise...I hear you, SA. I keep thinking that they'll wise up, and replace LaPierre with someone closer in principle (and in <I>having</I> principles) to the late Neal Knox. <BR/><BR/>A man can dream.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34529754.post-36171763446483486432007-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:002007-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:00Exactly why I left the NRA, I can be betrayed by p...Exactly why I left the NRA, I can be betrayed by people I don't pay to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com