Daley's Bodyguard Catches Killer; 'We Should All Be So Lucky,' Says SAF

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The capture of a convicted
killer Monday near the Michigan vacation home of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
proves that guns in the right hands are necessary for personal safety, the
Second Amendment Foundation said today.

"Mayor Daley is protected by an armed guard," said SAF founder Alan Gottlieb,
"But what about the citizens of his city, who have no such luxury? The mayor
is a world class hypocrite, who has bodyguards with guns to protect him from
escaped killers like Charles Smith. Yet he is continuing to stubbornly fight
against average citizens who are willing to protect themselves, but unable to
because of Daley's deranged double standard about firearms and personal
protection."

The Second Amendment Foundation is challenging Chicago's handgun ban and the
case may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Smith broke out of prison with two other men, a rapist and another murderer,
in Michigan City, Indiana. At last report the other two were still at large,
and one is believed to be in the Grand Beach, MI area where Daley's summer
home is located. Authorities there have been warning residents to stay inside.

"While Daley can lounge in the protective shadow of armed bodyguards even when
he is out of state," Gottlieb added, "Average citizens in Chicago and all over
Illinois must contend with the mayor's elitist attitude about gun ownership.
Most people can't afford armed bodyguards.

"So long as Daley fights to keep his fellow citizens unarmed," he observed,
"He does not deserve the protection of men with guns. Daley's self-importance
is of little interest to the single mom who worries about an ex-boyfriend, or
the shop keeper trying to make an honest living in a neighborhood ruled by
gang bangers and drug users.

"Richard Daley's arrogance has been revealed by this incident," Gottlieb
concluded. "Take away his bodyguards and just tell him to dial 9-1-1 like the
rest of us. No public official should place his own safety above that of his
constituents."

The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation's oldest and
largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group
focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess
firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 600,000
members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform
the public about the consequences of gun control.

SOURCE Second Amendment Foundation

Alan Gottlieb of Second Amendment Foundation, +1-425-454-7012