Another Attack on Gun Rights

[Don]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/08/chicago-group-sues-3-communities-over-gun-store-regulations/

Two mothers who lost sons to gun violence joined ministers and an activist Tuesday in a lawsuit against three Chicago suburbs, alleging that weak oversight of gun shops has allowed criminals to easily obtain weapons flowing into a city besieged by gun violence.

The lawsuit accuses Lyons, Riverdale and Lincolnwood communities of violating the civil rights of residents in Chicago’s largely African American neighborhoods by failing to take concrete steps to make sure gun stores are not selling weapons to people who shouldn’t be allowed to carry them.
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Though they sued the communities and not the stores themselves, members of the group pointed to a Chicago Police Department study that showed that between 2009 and 2013, 2,000 guns sold in the stores in Riverdale and Lyons were used in crimes.

But, they said that they can dramatically reduce the flow of illegal guns into their communities if the three suburbs are required to do such things as install surveillance cameras and train employees on how to stop straw purchasers who buy legally guns and provide them to criminals.

The stores in question were found to not be at fault, having followed the laws of Illinois and its communities. So now these people want to sue the communities to force them to require the gun shops to adopt even more stringent requirements.

Frivolous lawsuit; but I wouldn't be surprised if judges in Illinois rule in favor of this group.

 

[SovereignGrace]

Better sue car dealerships for selling vehicles to those who have DUI's, too.

 

[JohnDeereFan]

The stores in question were found to not be at fault, having followed the laws of Illinois and its communities. So now these people want to sue the communities to force them to require the gun shops to adopt even more stringent requirements.

Frivolous lawsuit; but I wouldn't be surprised if judges in Illinois rule in favor of this group.

I doubt anything will come of it. But if these anti-2nd Amendment groups want to waste their money, then go for it.

First of all, gun shops are regulated at the state and federal level, not the local level. So that's one strike against the anti-Constitutionalists.

Trust me on this. I used to manage a sporting goods store that had a very large hunting and firearms department. We had manager who literally did nothing except act as a compliance officer.

Second, lawsuits like this have already been tried and lost.

Third...I forgot what my third point was, but I'm sure it was brilliant.

 

[Don]

Better sue car dealerships for selling vehicles to those who have DUI's, too.

Actually, to be a proper analogy: better sue communities that don't require car dealerships to run background checks and deny selling cars to those with DUI or other driving offenses....