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To: PROLIFE who wrote (760666)	3/27/2007 10:26:43 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

This is not the first time police manning checkpoints into congressonal buildings have stumbled upon weapons. In 1986, a bodyguard for Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, was arrested when he entered a Senate building with two submachine guns and a pistol.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (760666)	3/27/2007 10:32:21 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Yes, Senator Webb and his Aide need to have the NRA send them a letter explaining the proper places for carrying firearms. You have me there. Now, if this whole escapade had been done with Zell Miller instead of Webb, you would just be howlin' about old Zell and how he has to carry to protect himself from the loony lefties and we ought to return to the days when Senator Sumner was caned on the Senate floor. Alas, its Webb..not Miller. Maybe its that ex-republican streak in Webb. You of all people would know that converts are always the most righteous, but sometimes they have trouble leaving the old ways behind....(e.g., Delay, Newt)

To: PROLIFE who wrote (760666)	3/27/2007 10:55:29 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Maybe Webb thought he was down in your neck of the woods, and the Senate Office Building was his "home", and he did have the bag with the gun in his car....so.... ________________________________ Texas signs new self-defense by gun law By Ed Stoddard Tue Mar 27, 3:42 PM ET DALLAS (Reuters) - Criminals in Texas beware: if you threaten someone in their car or office, the citizens of this state where guns are ubiquitous have the right to shoot you dead. Governor Rick Perry's office said on Tuesday that he had signed a new law that expands Texans' existing right to use deadly force to defend themselves "without retreat" in their homes, cars and workplaces. "The right to defend oneself from an imminent act of harm should not only be clearly defined in Texas law, but is intuitive to human nature," Perry said on his Web site. The new law, which takes affect on September 1, extends an exception to a statute that required a person to retreat in the face of a criminal attack. The exception was in the case of an intruder unlawfully entering a person's home. The law extends a person's right to stand their ground beyond the home to vehicles and workplaces, allowing the reasonable use of deadly force, the governor's office said. The reasonable use of lethal force will be allowed if an intruder is: - Committing certain violent crimes, such as murder or sexual assault, or is attempting to commit such crimes - Unlawfully trying to enter a protected place - Unlawfully trying to remove a person from a protected place. The law also provides civil immunity for a person who lawfully slays an intruder or attacker in such situations. Texas joins several other states including Florida that have or are considering similar laws. Sympathy for violent offenders and criminals in general runs low in Texas, underscored by its busy death row. The state leads the United States in executions with 388 since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 by the U.S. Supreme Court. A conservative political outlook and widespread fondness for hunting also means Texans are a well-armed people capable of defending themselves with deadly force. It is easy to acquire guns over the counter in Texas and lawful to carry a concealed handgun with a permit.