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As Moms gather in Olympia, MoveOn.org launches library gun ban effort
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"In the wake of yesterday’s hearings on several bills containing exemptions to Initiative 594, the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MDA) lobbying group gathered today in Olympia to push for more gun restrictions, while MoveOn.org launched a petition drive in an attempt to push the Washington Legislature to change state law and ban firearms in public libraries."
“'The only way to keep firearms out of Washington public libraries is to change the state law,' the on-line petition appeal states. 'Time to do it. Time to amend RCW 9.41.300 and add public libraries to the list of institutions where guns are banned!" ... |
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Millwright66
(2/11/2015)
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| Why not have yet another "gun free zone", or rather a "free kill" zone to tempt the homicidal, or terroristic ? I suspect these "moms" completely miss the irony inherent in their good intentions. Without guns - and the willingness to use them - its likely there wouldn't be libraries; or any other institutions and edifices dedicated to preservation of history and learning. Now if these "moms" had just availed themselves of the opportunity ...... |
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