FOID in Illinois is persecution

Public lists that are so fondly held to the high standards as being reserved to criminals so terrible that they would rape children have now found themselves at the feet of the Illinois gun owner.   The hoops a resident of Illinois has to jump through in order to buy a gun are insane.   First, you have to apply for a ridiculous card that says you're not a felon, or a looney.   Then you pay $5, and wait 36 days on average to receive a card that certifies you as criminally and mentally capable of handling a firearm or ammunition in a gun shop.    The FOID card is not used anywhere else except when in a gun shop, rifle range, or when being accosted by local police while transporting or handling firearms.   Now it appears Lisa Madigan, daughter of suspected crime syndicate head honcho Michael Madigan, wishes to have the names and addresses of all FOID owners, to be public record!  

This kind of infringement serves only to endanger Illinois gun owners by giving criminals a database of houses to scope out for firearms.   A safe is easily cracked, and if someone knows exactly where to look for the loot they wish to acquire, they need only wait.  

Your typical Illinois complete fucking idiot Chris Theobald says:

I don't think that that's going to cause anybody a problem at all. I think that it's just a right, and if it is a right, it shouldn't be a big deal if it's public knowledge

 Chris Theobald, I hope you're first on the list when some thugs organize and come for the gun you want to purchase for "sporting purposes".   Think really hard about this... I believe it is your purpose in life, only to serve as a warning for others.

For those non-idiots in Illinois, start filing those lawsuits now, there are lawyers on every corner in that state for a reason, use them to do something right for a change.

Law enforcement use for political purposes

According to the Wisconsin Professional Police Association Director  Jim Palmer:

The thought of using law enforcement officers to exercise force in order to achieve a political objective is insanely wrong and Wisconsin sorely needs reasonable solutions and not potentially dangerous political theatrics

This of course is in response to Wisconsin Governor Walker's request that the police go get the AWOL representatives, and bring them back.   This would forward Walker's agenda of getting rid of unions.   The people Jim Palmer represents are all unionized, so in this instance, not doing what is asked of them isn't just the right thing to do, but it's in the best interest of those Palmer represents.

Let's see what it means to be "politics":

politics - the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government

 The police are the enforcement arm of the government, it is hard to believe that they can separate themselves from exercising force in order to achieve political objectives isn't it?

Have you ever heard them say, Police and Citizens should be treated equally when it comes to the injuries they inflict on each other?   Absolutely not!   They want to charge people with crimes who run away, and officers HURT THEMSELVES while chasing them!

These guys even want their DOGS to be treated better then the people their dogs have battered.

Have they ever spoken out on the demanded use of police force to steal all "Personal property" deemed as a narcotic?    No, they haven't.   And police continue to wage a useless war on drugs that goes against the very intentions of the founding of this nation.

Jim Palmer directs a political organization, and this man claims politics has nothing to do with policing?    That's like saying water has nothing to do with farming!   

While I agree with Jim Palmer's statement, I simply wish he wasn't being a charlatan when he said it.

Except for Law Enforcement, Illinois is employ at will

Oak Brook police and fire commission voted 3-0 to dismiss Stephen Peterson, son of notorious Drew Peterson for obstructing an investigation and taking possession of 3 weapons from his father who was restricted from possessing them, and not telling the State Police about the $200,000+ transferred to him, or the weapons.  

What I find most noteworthy, is that when a police officer loses his job, for whatever reason, they can sue, or appeal these decisions.   This is a tactic that is not available to anyone else in Illinois, which is an at will employment state.   It means you can be terminated for any, or no reason at any time, except apparently law enforcement:

Peterson had no comment, but attorney Tamara Cummings said she would appeal the decision to the DuPage County Circuit Court.

They have more job protection than even unionized workers.   Solely based on their job title.   Do you still think if you're not an LEO that you are truly a citizen? 

compelling evidence of 1st class citizens

Just released, compelling evidence that police are indeed 1st class citizens held to lower standards than the likes of Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton for their crimes.    

Case and point:  A Milwuakee police officer sped after his girlfriend  in a jealous rage while drunk, and pulled a gun on the occupants.

Madrigal pointed his gun at the people inside the Explorer and said: "Open the door or I'll kill you. Open the door or I'll shoot you in the head," according to the complaint. Madrigal and the other passenger from the Charger stood on the Explorer's running boards and shouted at the people inside the vehicle while Madrigal pointed his gun at them, the complaint said.

 The conviction for this crime?  4 Misdemeanors

A jury convicted Jorge L. Madrigal, 25, of four misdemeanors: disorderly conduct, operating a firearm while intoxicated and two counts of intentionally pointing a gun at a person, online court records state.

Now this, also from Wisconsin:

A Wyocena man faces time in prison on charges that he threatened two people with a loaded gun while intoxicated.
Michael M. Dawson, 52, of Wyocena, was ordered held on $2,500 cash bail at an initial hearing Thursday in Columbia County Circuit Court.

This is what Michael Dawson was charged with:

Dawson is charged with two felony counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety with use of a dangerous weapon as domestic abuse, and with misdemeanor domestic disorderly conduct with use of a dangerous weapon and misdemeanor bail jumping.

When you punish one group of people more harshly than another, it is an infringement on the basic concept of liberty and equality.   These police officers who are apparently 1st class citizens normally get off with reduced sentences when they commit crimes, and it's just not right.   It has been said that Law Enforcement officials are held to a "higher standard" than the rest of us.   It couldn't have been put better than Injustice Everywhere's David when he wrote:

“Held to a higher standard”… in our vernacular, this term is generally understood to describe how some people are kept to stricter adherence to rules and who face greater penalties than others if that strict adherence somehow falters.

However these police are being evidenced of being held to lower standards.   In fact, most of the cases I research, the police officers keep their jobs!   Or successfully sue to get their job back.   Citizens on the other hand, miss a day of work from being arrested, and lose their jobs for good, with no way of suing to get said job back.  This inequality must stop or the results will be ever increasing tensions between citizens and 1st class citizens, which I fear will ultimately bring about more violence to members of both parties.   The solution is simple, equality now, and save the future...  If it's a Felony in your state to open carry, then police in that state should NOT open carry.   If threatening someone while drunk is a felony, it should STAY a felony regardless of your job title.   Seems pretty simple, right?