[Townhall] Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) joined the chorus of liberals who voiced their disappointment in the Supreme Court ruling 6-3 in striking down New York's "may issue" of conceal carrying handguns.The conservative justices made it clear the Second Amendment is not a "second class" right and it applies to firearms beyond muskets or other weapons when it was adopted due to the fact other rights are not restricted to the 1700s.
Lightfoot told MSNBC the decision is "not surprising" and it further "undermines the legitimacy of the court" because the ruling was "tone deaf" since the Senate is about to pass a bipartisan gun control bill.
| She’s pounding the table — Mayor Lightfoot worked as a partner in a private law firm before going into politics. She knows the US Supreme Court can only rule on cases resulting from existing law. Should the current bill be passed into law and signed by the president, then a case can wind its way up to the Supreme Court for judgement. |