As predicted, Mayor Daley and the City of Chicago wasted little time finding ways to circumvent the 2nd Amendment rights of its citizens. The latest legislative gymnastics includes redefining what a “home” is. I know, hard to believe.

Your home, as it pertains to the recent Supreme Court decision, does not include huge amounts of square footage according to Chicago officials. The City has decided that your front and back porches not to mention your garage, driveway and yard, are off limits to you while carrying a firearm. If you’re packing on your porch or while parking your car you can be prosecuted.

Here is my question. Since your property taxes are calculated in Cook County and the Windy City based on the total area of your home, your garage, porches, yards and driveways, can the taxpayers expect a refund?

Clearly, Chicago wants it both ways. They want to randomly and mercurially redefine your castle.

They prohibit you from carrying your legally registered firearm throughout your property because your home is contained within the main four walls yet they have no problem assessing property taxes while including the total surface area of your home.

Nice.

Would seem to me that if you pay taxes on a particular piece of property, it is that definition and measurement that should remain constant in deciding the term “home.”

Mayor Daley. How do you define a home? Is there one accounting for taxes yet another calculation for those laws that you disagree with? Better yet Mr. Mayor, how do you define the term double standard?

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