Naperville Spending Your Money to Reduce Your Rights

The court mess that Naperville needlessly wandered into when it passed a local ordinance banning the local sale of “assault weapons” isn’t going to end soon. Once it is finally heard by the Supreme Court, it’s a safe bet Naperville is going to get waxed. We say Naperville needlessly wandered into this case because the crux of the ordinance was already being passed in Springfield when Naperville passed their ban. There was no reason for Naperville to do this (other than politics and potential room for political advancement by those liberal politicians participating in this).

When we say Naperville is going to get waxed, we mean waxed. This is a very conservative Supreme Court that has been very protective of the Second Amendment. Justices have said without ruling that this law is very suspect. Naperville could be on the hook for millions between reimbursed attorney fees and damages should (when) it loses this case.

Why did Naperville clumsily wander into this mess? Because the liberals on the dais wanted to be dramatic and flamboyant and put their name on this ridiculous and reckless gun grabbing decision. Thank Ian Holzhauer, Benny White, and Patrick Kelly when Naperville inevitably gets a seven figure bill to pay.

Ironically, this trio will have done more to secure gun rights nationally than Donald Trump and every Right wing official in the country put together. Naperville will have a large hand in cementing assault weapons into every neighborhood in America as a result of this case.

When activists from coast to coast seek to close gun stores or limit gun rights, courts across the country will have to say no because of the guiding precedent created by Naperville.

The decision to pursue this gun case goes far beyond other silly council decisions highlighted by the Watchdog. The expensive and gaudy entry sign is one thing. Wasteful DEI propaganda programs are another thing. But the incompressible decision to step into this gun litigation was beyond the pale no matter how much you like or dislike guns.

It was simply reckless.

So whenever the day comes and the gavel drops, probably when none of those who pushed this insanity are still on the dais, let’s remember to thank Ian, Patrick, and Benny for handing us all this bill so they could each selfishly be fawned over by local progressive activists – most of whom have no real understanding of what this council really did by doing this.

Elections have consequences and Naperville voting to elect this trio proves more expensive by the day. Let’s also remember to buy Paul Hinterlong a beer or two when this case reaches its conclusion, He was the only vocal opponent to this decision when council voted to do this. While the others did vote for it too, it was this before-mentioned trio who led the charge to do it.

Note: Neither Benny or Ian were paying property taxes when the decision to take on this immense liability exposure was made. It will be interesting to see if this duo returns to exempting themselves from taxes again once the exposure created by the lawsuit becomes more imminent.