Wilmette has suspended enforcement of its 19-year-old ordinance banning handgun possession in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appears to invalidate such bans.I don't know who would have observed such a lunatic edict anyway, but I learned long ago what a fringe minority people like me belong to.
But this gives me another opportunity to reiterate a point I hinted at in the last "Update" to my "Heller Affirmed" post.
Say a lawsuit is brought in hostile territory, say Ninth Circuit country, like San Francisco. We're constantly reminded they are the most overturned circuit on the country, so we know they have a penchant for getting things wrong, and you know it's on purpose-- since it gives them a chance to extend their agenda, and many times keep it going-- knowing full well that SCOTUS doesn't take every case brought before it.
So I'm just sayin' it's not a gimme that a lawsuit will succeed. There's a possibility it will not, and the high court will refuse to hear it and resolve it--leaving "settled" law and precedent in that district, and a model to be emulated in others.
I bring this up not to say don't press forward, but rather to make sure we do it with eyes wide open. If a leader wants me to follow him into a fight, I want to make sure the risks have been assessed.
And as always, since I'm not a lawyer, I'll appreciate anyone who does have expertise educating me on this.
[Via HZ]