One DA gets it right!

[tom19176]

From Doug at Kniferights:

WI DA Rejects Enforcement of Anti-Gravity Knife Statute

Jackson County, Wisconsin, District Attorney Gerald R. Fox has concluded that last week's Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Chicago invalidates a number of state statutes regulating firearms and knives. As a result, Fox has concluded that the states anti-switchblade and anti-gravity knife statute will no longer be enforced by his office.

The following is from the Press Release issued by Fox:

Yesterday, in a resounding victory for all freedom-loving Americans, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that the Second Amendment’s protection of our right to keep and bear arms applies everywhere in America, and serves as a rampart against state infringement of this fundamental individual liberty. In its ruling, the Court declared that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right, and that self-defense is at the core of the freedoms protected by the amendment.

This Supreme Court ruling is binding on all states and local governments, and immediately renders some of Wisconsin’s current laws unconstitutional. Therefore, in keeping with my oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, I hereby declare that this office will no longer accept law enforcement referrals for violations of the following statutes:

Section 167.31, prohibiting uncased or loaded firearms in vehicles;
Section 941.23, prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons, including firearms;
Section 941.235, prohibiting the possession of firearms in public buildings;
Section 941.237, prohibiting the possession of firearms in establishments where alcohol may be sold or served; and,
Section 941.24, prohibiting the possession of knives that open with a button, or by gravity, or thrust, or movement.

Read the complete Press Release here: http://bit.ly/d7Euzz

It appears that this is one District Attorney who gets it. Perhaps New York's Cyrus Vance, Jr. will take note.

We won't hold our breath...

 

[Codger_64]

The fact is, criminals don’t pay attention to gun laws, only we good folks do. After 15 years of criminal law practice, I can state positively that when criminals resolve to harm someone, no law will stop them. These so-called “public safety” laws only put decent law-abiding citizens at a dangerous disadvantage when it comes to their personal safety, and I for one am glad that this decades-long era of defective thinking on gun issues is over.

I will watch for the legislature to make needed corrections in these areas. In the meantime, while I am happy to declare that we will follow the Supreme Court’s ruling, I want to emphasize that with fundamental rights come grave responsibilities, and I will continue to vigorously enforce the laws against unlawfully using firearms, such as the prohibition against felons being armed; going armed while intoxicated; using a firearm to commit a crime; and endangering safety by negligent handling of a weapon, to name just a few. Only by the strictest adherence to firearm safety rules and common sense will we show that the elitists who seek to disarm all of us are wrong, and that every law abiding citizen can be trusted to protect themselves and their neighbors safely.

Charlton...is that you? Whoever this DA is, he has my vote! :thumbup:

 

[joe-bob]

Codger,

Is your excerpt from the same guy?

I wish more people had that much sense.

 

[Codger_64]

Yes, it is from his press release in the link. A politician that makes sense? What will they think of next!!

 

[Zero_Time]

Yes, it is from his press release in the link. A politician that makes sense? What will they think of next!!

Sounds like a good turn... for however long he's in. Just like women want to get a ring so they know you are committed and can't just walk out leaving them where they were before, so I prefer with laws. People understanding in positions of power is nice, leaving behind lasting legacies is what I live for. The next step should be trying to get the popular sentiment behind this so politicians feel they must back it and codify it into law. Not from Wisconsin, but nice to hear the breath of freedom coming more fully to that part of the states.

Zero

 

[jdm61]

I hope this guy is in one of the areas of Wisconsin that passes for conservative because otherwise, he may be out of a job next election. In the meantime, I wonder how the boys in Madison will handle this little bit of civil disobedience in the form of what is really an exercise of prosecutorial discretion?

 

[Patrickknives]

O crap, another decision that the state of California will spend millions to fight. Maybe we will run out of money and leave this alone, but I doubt it.