As reported here, after two girls were tragically slain in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley has called for all of the approximately 1.5 million registered gun owners to come before him, and explain and justify their gun ownership.
Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), nevertheless said [in the wake of the two tragic shooting deaths] that the mayor's outburst "suggests strongly that it's time to pad the walls" of his office with rubber.
"I have a message for you, Mr. Mayor," Pearson added. "The Revolutionary War was not fought so that we could unseat King George and install King Richard. The Bill of Rights is not a stick of salami that you can slice and dice at your whim.
"You may have succeeded in suspending the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th amendments" to the U.S. Constitution "in Chicago, but the people of Illinois are not going to let you extend your tyranny beyond the city limits," he stated.
"And no, we have no obligation to come to Chicago, kneel before your throne and beg to freely exercise the rights that so many before us have died for," Pearson said. "To be honest, Mr. Mayor, I think Chicago would be a much better place if you spent less time in front of the cameras and more time behind your desk."
I agree with Mr. Pearson. Who does Mayor Daley think he is, anyway?
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