Ravenwood - 10/13/03 08:23 AM
It looks like the Missouri Democrats, who could not win in the legislature, have taken it to the courts. STL Today reports that a judge has suspended the new CCW law, pending constitutional review.
The fate of Missouri's concealed weapons law, which was to go into effect Saturday, has now landed squarely in the lap of the Missouri Supreme Court.What they don't mention is that several of the plaintiffs were Democrat legislators who were sore about not getting their way in the state congress. Rather than submitted to defeat there, they have taken it to the courts, and apparently they have won. Now it is up to the state supreme court to decide, which happens to be made up of a majority of democrat appointees.It will be up to the seven judges on the state's highest court to decide whether language in the Missouri Constitution bars the carrying of concealed firearms or if the law passed by the Missouri Legislature last month - over Gov. Bob Holden's veto - can go into effect.
Now the question is, will the justices decide based on the law, or their own ideology.
The law prevailed. This judge just wants you to notice his name. It's on hold, though, so watch next week's hearing...
hln
Posted by: hln at October 13, 2003 10:40 AMThere's nothing the Left fears more than an armed populace. The people in arms are a check on political power, and a reminder to all, themselves especially, that they are the first line of defense against predators of any kind.
No one can tell an armed man, "You're helpless and defenseless, and we know what's best for you, so sit down, shut up, and accept our decisions without question." He'd be far too likely to be answered with supersonic lead.
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