It was a response to concerns raisedĢ1 during ratification of the Constitution that the power ofĢ2 Congress to disarm the state militias and create a nationalĢ3 standing army posed an intolerable threat to the sovereignty ofġ the several States. Supreme Court Justice Stevens inġ7 his well-thought out dissent on behalf of 4 Justices in Heller:ġ8 "The Second Amendment was adopted to protect the right of theġ9 people of each of the several States to maintain aĢ0 well-regulated militia. 2 WHEREAS, Gun violence is an ever present problem in theģ State, as well as nationwide an example of which is 8 personsĤ dying in Chicago in one week in October due to gun violence Ħ WHEREAS, In the past few years, court rulings, includingħ the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia V.Ĩ Heller, in interpreting the Second Amendment to the Unitedĩ States Constitution have overturned long standing precedent,ġ0 which had supported state and local authority to deny gunġ1 possession when necessary to promote and protect public safety ġ2 in order to reach its decision, the 5 member majority of theġ3 United States Supreme Court either ignored or misinterpretedġ4 much of the clear and plain wording of the Second Amendment ġ6 WHEREAS, As stated by U.S.
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