South Dakota Shuts Down All Gun Dealerships, Wipes Out 2nd Amendment
Posted by dpolitico on June 29, 2011 · View Comments
Three lawsuits have been filed in federal court in South Dakota over the state’s new stringent gun dealership licensing laws. If the new laws are allowed to go into effect, South Dakota will be the only state in the Union without gun dealerships.
“The regulations are designed to have the dealers fail.” said attorney Ihata Wymn. “The state agency responsible for issuing licenses to dealers shut down our dealership without even coming out to inspect us. They just denied our application without any due process.”
The new regulations contain a litany of requirements from proper spacing to proper temperature. If the temperature isn’t between 68 and 73 degrees the state can shut down the dealership. Even if a dealership somehow manages to pass all the requirements, which so far no one has, there is a catchall requirement that asks if the dealership has broken any other state, federal or local law. In comparison, other stores, such as Target, are allowed to operate without having to meet any of the stringent requirements.
As a result of this unprecedented assault on the 2nd Amendment, tens of thousands of men have taken to the streets to protest the new laws. Money is pouring in from all over the country to help the dealerships fight the new laws. And the NRA has set up a local headquarters to organize and get people out on the street to help recall all the state senators who helped pass the gun licensing regulations.
South Dakota has become the first state in the union to completely take away a citizen’s right to bear arms without ever making it illegal to own a gun. Theoretically, people can still own guns, but with no dealerships to go to to buy the guns, it is unlikely that anyone will be armed. It is a tragedy of epic proportions that a woman who is being threatened by a rapist will not be able to buy a gun to deal with the rapist. That is why everyone cares so much. They really care that a constitutional right is being taken away. Really. They’re mad.
Or they’re not. And they’re letting it happen. Right now. In Kansas. Only it’s abortion and not gun rights so no one cares if an entire state full of women is denied their constitutional rights. Where is NOW? Where is the liberal outrage? Where is the takeover of the Capitol building a la Wisconsin? Abortion is probably the only constitutionally protected right where people would actually not do a thing to stop the government from treading on that right.
It would be nice, for once, to see women come together and really fight for this right, to really push to have elected officials who will look out for their best interest. For too long women have ignored the battle for abortion rights and because of that, they’ve lost. It’s not too late, and there are some remarkable, strong, wonderful people who are carrying on the fight. I hope they get the help they need and deserve.
