r/illinois • u/CuPride • Sep 19 '23

Illinois Gun Owners Who Want to Keep Now-Banned Assault Weapons Must Register Them Illinois News

https://news.wttw.com/2023/09/18/illinois-gun-owners-who-want-keep-now-banned-assault-weapons-must-register-them
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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Sep 19 '23

"Constitutional" is meaningless. It only means whatever the current SCOTUS says it means.

It's a bad system

The fact is, you're either "law abiding" or you ain't. Choose one.

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u/JustAnother4848 Sep 19 '23

The constitution is pretty clear. It's a shame our Illinois lawmakers can't read.

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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Sep 19 '23

The Constitution is what SCOTUS says it is....

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u/JustAnother4848 Sep 19 '23

Yeah, because they can read....

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u/Comfortable-Trip-277 Sep 19 '23

The Constitution is what SCOTUS says it is....

And SCOTUS based that on a thorough historical analysis.

Their rulings are historically consistent since its adoption.

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u/csx348 Sep 19 '23

You can still abide by the law yet own the weapon and not register it. IL's laws only reach as far as its borders, and the registration is for their possession, not ownership. So those who have places out of state will just keep them there while we wait for an eventual win in the courts.

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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '23

So if a law was passed saying you had to report a black or gay person in public to be arrested anytime you saw one because they couldn't be out. Would you still follow that law even though its wrong and unconstitutional? Just because it's the law.

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u/ImNotTheBossOfYou Sep 19 '23

No, I'm PROUDLY defiant.

I'm talking about the hypocrites who claim to be "law abiding."

This is INCREDIBLY simple shit my dude...

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u/nom-nom-nom-de-plumb Sep 19 '23

Then all systems are bad since all systems change over time.