posted on Feb, 19 2009 @ 06:48 PM
H.R. 45, an interesting history... Proposed by a presumably ex-Black Panther who managed to get elected; he dishonors Blair Holt's sacrifice
of his life saving a young lady in Chicago Ill. Now the rest of the story: 1. the young lady mentioned was not the primary target, as verified by
news services, 2. the shooter was 16 year old, who 3. announced his intentions to a collection of students prior to the incident, but they did not
contact the police even though there was ample time (Q. why aren't they being prosecuted for Involuntary manslaughter? There was prior
knowledge of the stated intentions), 4. the firearm was purchased from a 15 year old! Again this transpired in Chicago, Ill., a city with
one of the most onerous gun laws in the U.S.! These individuals are minors who cannot possess or own firearms! Rather than introducing an
unnecessary gun control bill why aren't the people with prior knowledge being prosecuted, or did this happen in an area that the Chicago P.D. is
afraid to go into? The S. Ct. Heller(2008) decision (holding that the Second Amendment is an Individual Right to allow for he
protection of one's self) they did not address firearm registration schemes since that question was not posed, but they did allow the fed and states
'reasonable' methods' of control. Note however permanent firearm registration in data bank is prohibited by U.S. laws. I respectfully
request that the Congressman be removed from his office until such time that he can demonstrate a working knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. You
can't defend what you don't understand.