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Gunning for safety
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"At what point in life do jobs gain the right to abridge your constitutionally guaranteed rights?"
"In Des Moines, Iowa a Pizza Hut driver was recently suspended for carrying a hand gun while he was delivering. A handgun which was barred by Pizza Hut in their policies." ...
"A situation such as this calls into question Pizza Hut's policy."
"Although it is understandable for Pizza Hut to want as little armed conflict as possible on their delivery routes, it is also completely understandable for delivery drivers to want the ability to protect themselves."
"The second amendment grants you the right to carry a handgun, so what right does Pizza Hut have to supersede that right in their policy?" ... |
More than 10% of pilots allowed to fly armed
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"More than one in 10 of the nation's airline pilots are cleared to carry a handgun while flying, and the number will continue to grow, according to a Transportation Security Administration projection."
"The TSA, which has declined to disclose the number of armed pilots, revealed in a recent budget document that 10.8% of airline crewmembers were authorized to carry guns." ...
"The TSA projects the program to grow to 16.5% of eligible pilots by the year 2011."
"Aviation experts were surprised and alarmed that so many pilots are toting guns in the sky." ...
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Submitter's Note: And they report it like it's a bad thing?!? |
Surprise: Obama against concealed carry
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thinks it's a big deal and a quasi-reversal from his previous 'moderate' rhetoric on the issue acknowledging the need for home defense. I don't see it. Knowing everything you now know about Obama — including the fact that he thinks someone should be guilty of a felony if a burglar steals his gun and uses it to shoot someone — what would you guess would be his position? Well, that's exactly what it is. The doctrinaire liberal takes the doctrinaire liberal stance, as he did in 1996, all within the context of the new 'nonpartisan' spirit he's bringing to Washington, mind you:" ... |
Obama Comes Out Against Concealed Carry
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"Barack Obama is embracing anti-gun policies in the run-up to a Democratic presidential debate scheduled on the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings."
"'I am not in favor of concealed weapons,' Obama told the Pittsburgh Tribune. 'I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations.'"
"These remarks break from Obama's previous moderate rhetoric on gun control."
"While campaigning in Idaho in February, Obama promised, 'I have no intention of taking away folks’ guns.'" ... |
GA: Senate OKs concealed guns in eateries, MARTA
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"Georgians with concealed weapons permits could carry guns on MARTA trains, and into restaurants as long as they don't drink, under a bill that passed the Senate after two rounds of contentious debate Wednesday."
"Senators tacked the provisions onto HB 257, a bill that would have allowed Magistrate Court constables to carry guns, and significantly expanded its scope."
"The last minute changes come after months of intense pressure from the National Rifle Association and Georgia gun groups to loosen the state's weapons laws." ... |
NJ: Lautenberg And Andrews Ignore The Constitution
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"New Jersey conservative Republican leader Dr. Murray Sabrin, the Garden State's strongest advocate of limited government and individual freedom and candidate for United States Senate, highlighted Senator Frank Lautenberg and Congressman Rob Andrews' extreme opposition to the United States Constitution using the Second Amendment as a key example."
"The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is self-explanatory. ... The National Rifle Association has rated Senator Frank Lautenberg and Congressman Rob Andrews an 'F' when it comes to their positions on the Americans right to 'bear Arms.'" ... |
TN: Owners' permit records will stay open to public
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"A proposal to make secret the names and addresses of Tennesseans who have handgun carry permits died in a whirlwind of political intrigue Wednesday, aided by state House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh."
"First, freshman House member Henry Fincher engineered a vote on the bill while two of its opponents — two of his more senior colleagues — were out of the room."
"In turn, Naifeh reversed the vote with the help of the House's newest member, Karen Camper, who had been sworn in only about an hour earlier."
"The end result: The names and addresses of permit holders will remain public for now." ... |
PA: Gun-control advocates undeterred by another legislative loss
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"A bill to limit the number of handguns a person could buy to one a month has met its fate - defeat."
"Another measure that would have allowed municipalities such as Philadelphia to make their own gun laws - vanquished."
"And the push to curb illegal gun trafficking? As of Tuesday evening, shot down."
"It was the latest loss in the last six months for Pennsylvania's gun-control movement, but nevertheless its advocates insisted yesterday they had only just begun their fight."
"'We have started to draw the gun-safety issue out of the shadows - which is where the special-interests lobby of the NRA wanted it to stay - and we are not going to stop now,' Joe Grace, executive director of CeaseFire PA, said yesterday. ..." ... |
GA: A case of revenge that almost worked
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"On Wednesday, Democrats in the Senate very nearly pulled off an exquisite maneuver that would have killed the only gun bill Republicans have been able to pass this session."
"State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) successfully added an amendment that would have required universities to develop plans for dealing with shooting incidents, like the one at Virginia Tech last year."
"The amendment doubled the length of the bill, and Senate rules required the bill be placed on the next day’s calendar. Had Republicans not awarded themselves a generous mulligan, the amendment would have put the bill out of reach for the session." ...
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GA: Gun bill passes, could be revived (another view)
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"Under a proposal that cleared the state Senate today, guns would be allowed on public transportation and at restaurants as long as the gun owner isn't drinking alcohol."
"The bill passed 37-17 after a furious round of legislative maneuvering by Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and other Republican leaders."
"It revives a stalled proposal to expand the public places where Georgians with concealed weapon permits may bring their firearms." ...
"The bill now moves to a conference committee with the House, where some GOP lawmakers have tried to broaden the legislation further. A proposal by Rep. Tim Bearden ... would have allowed Georgians to carry a gun into churches, political rallies or sporting events." ... |
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