I often read opinion pieces advocating for these unconstitutional laws, yet seldom see any opinions to the contrary. I’d like to offer an opinion to the contrary for the proposed Protect Illinois Communities Act.
We have all seen the opinion pieces advocating for this, and all for the same reasons. “We need to protect the children,” always the same lines. Those seeking to essentially disarm the masses to feel safer, are all the while doing quite the opposite. We have seen multiple times where firearms were used to protect people, yet they seldom gain any media attention. We also tend to overlook that criminals by definition do not follow the laws. So a new law will only disarm law-abiding citizens.
