The “Sullivan Act” is a direct violation of the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  Period.  The law is named for New York State Senator Timothy Sullivan, a notoriously corrupt Tammany Hall politician who was it’s primary sponsor.   It went into effect on August 31, 1911.   The law prohibits, among other things, carrying a concealed handgun without a license.  In New York, that is a felony.  Sullivan, and many other New York State politicians in the years since, have supported and even sought to further strengthen the Act.  Since it is up to the local authorities to issue a concealed weapons permit, the ability to obtain one varies greatly from county to county.   In the state’s major cities, mostly controlled by Democrats, it is virtually impossible to do so.

While Sullivan’s motives for proposing the law have long been debated, it is clear that it allowed his opponents to be disarmed, while leaving himself and his personal bodyguards fully armed.   Always the goal of politicians who seek to dominate the citizens they supposedly “represent”.

It is obvious that gun control laws are only effective against law abiding citizens.  Criminals ignore them.  However, if law abiding New Yorkers wish to protect themselves and their families by having a handgun in the home, they automatically become felons themselves.   New York City, with a police force larger than many smaller countries military, has become a virtual police state unto itself, subject to the whims of the politicians in power, who are, of course, mostly Democrats.

The laws have become so restrictive that individuals who have legal concealed weapons permits from other states can’t even transit New York or many other northeastern states with an unloaded weapon, in a locked container, separate from another locked container containing ammunition, and located in the trunk of the vehicle, without being subject to arrest on weapons charges.   How could this possibly be so?

The enumerated powers are the list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authority of Congress.   In summary, Congress may exercise the powers that the Constitution grants it, subject to the individual rights listed in the Bill of Rights.   All such powers not so listed are left to the individual states to decide.

Therefore, under the United States Constitution no state has the right to deny an American citizen with no criminal record the right to “Keep and bear arms” as guaranteed by the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights.   But they are doing it, in clear violation of the Constitution, and with the support of a significant portion of their population.

I believe it is time to form an organization to oppose the abuses of the American Civil Liberties Union, which has become a weapon of the left to harass anyone who dares to oppose their various agendas.   Does “The Constitutional Rights Society” sound like a good title?   I know there are lawyers out there who are extremely concerned about the continual shredding of our Constitution as written.   If they would just agree to join up and donate a reasonable amount of “Pro Bono” services to such an organization, the ACLU’s onslaught could be effectively neutered.   If the “American Experiment” fails due to lack of effort on our part, it will never rise again.   What an awful legacy for us to leave to future generations.   The Sullivan Act is just the tip of a very large iceberg of abuses against our Constitutional rights.

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