Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns
From: "Paul Hager" <[h--ge--p] at [cs.indiana.edu]>
Subject: Result of ICLU vote on 2nd Amendment proposal
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 11:30:03 -0500


              RESULT OF ICLU VOTE ON 2ND AMENDMENT

     At the November 19, 1994 meeting of the ICLU board, the vote
was to table the matter indefinitely.  This was a decision not to
decide.  There were 14 people present for the meeting and by my
prior head count I could depend on 7.  However, 3 of my supporters
collapsed as did all of the undecideds.  While the result was not
unexpected, given the vehemence of the other side's opposition
coupled with a desire for something approaching consensus, I was
still disappointed.  I won't bother to go into details -- suffice
it to say that what passed for a debate was a travesty.

     However, looking on the bright side, the board was unwilling
to reject the proposal.  Moreover, the board will have to address
the issue again -- I'll see to that -- were we to have people who
came to the ICLU requesting legal assistance on a matter relating
to firearms keeping or bearing under the Indiana Constitution.  In
this regard, let me reiterate that I am looking for plaintiffs to
challenge the municipal ordinances of Gary and Hammond that
prohibit even the LICENSED CARRY of firearms within their city
limits.  This is an imminently winnable case.  If the ICLU is
approached and refuses -- and I'm willing to bet that they won't --
I'm certain that I can find another organization that will provide
legal assistance.

     That's it for now.  It has been a long battle.  We shall
persevere.

-- 
paul hager		[h--ge--p] at [cs.indiana.edu]

"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason."
			-- Thomas Paine, _The Age of Reason_