"Quit your anti-gun tantrum, Chicago," a May 27 Chicago Sun-Times editorial headline by Second Amendment Foundation Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb and Gun Week Senior Editor Dave Workman commands.
"The Second Amendment Foundation recently filed two important suits that...challenge government hostility toward two U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment." they write, citing their "case...against the State of Illinois, which sidestepped an opportunity to adopt legislation that would allow Prairie State citizens to legally carry loaded handguns for their personal protection."
"The Foundation is challenging the City of Chicago’s ridiculously cumbersome handgun permit ordinance, which was written in an effort to allow the Windy City to thumb its nose at the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago," Gottlieb and Workman explain.
"Governments, whether federal, state or local, simply cannot evade their responsibilities to obey the Constitution and adhere to Supreme Court rulings," they argue. "That may be 'the Chicago Way,' but it’s not the American Way."
Workman, in addition to being a career journalist with full-time professional responsibilities at Gun Week, additionally manages to produce a regular Gun Rights Examiner column geared toward the Seattle market, but also covering issues of national importance--he was one of four people recently honored by Soldier of Fortune Magazine with its Second Amendment Freedom Fighter Award for 2011, in recognition of the groundbreaking work he has done uncovering and reporting on "Project Gunwalker" scandal developments. Other award recipients for their work on "Gunwalker" included Mike Vanderboegh of the Sipsey Street Irregulars blog, Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News, and this correspondent.
Having an editorial published in the Chicago market by a major newspaper that is traditionally hostile to the right to keep and bear arms is an achievement with untold potential--for many of the readers, it could be the first time they have been exposed to such cogent arguments, plus, as this will undoubtedly provoke pro and con feedback (that is, evidence of readership), it could encourage the paper to continue providing a forum for such viewpoints.
Click here to read Gottlieb and Workman's persuasion piece, and don't be shy about leaving a comment. Then make sure to share the op-ed link with other gun owners, not only so they can benefit from reading it, but also to show the Sun-Times such pieces attract new readers.
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Speaking of Gun Rights Examiners...
- Yih-Chau Chang in Oakland brings us part three of his interview with John Longenecker.
- Kurt Hofmann in St. Louis reminds us of sacrifices made on our behalf, and that our obligations pale in comparison to what was asked of those who gave all.
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