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To: bentway who wrote (597567)	1/11/2011 10:03:56 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574043

This is such typical American government and media crap - every time something happens they're making new laws immediately before they even know what happened. The guy appears to be insane but no one had the power to have him examined including the sheriff who it now appears knew this guy pretty well due to past run ins. I don't want to see cops confiscating guns of people that get kicked out of school, but in this case there has to be something that could have been done - pretty sure making a 1000 ft "safe zone" around the political class will do nothing.

To: bentway who wrote (597567)	1/12/2011 7:29:46 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574043

Pete says: Let’s say this law passes. (I know it won’t, but let’s just say.) I have occasionally run into the congressman here while picking up lunch downtown. Chances are, if I’m outside, I’m legally carrying a gun. If I’m in line for a sandwich and the representative gets in line behind me, do I have to leave before I’ve finished ordering? If I’m at sitdown restaurant and he comes in, am I committing a felony if I finish my dinner? What if see him there and go into a different building, but nextdoor, 50 yards away? As Heath Shuler, says he carries a pistol, let’s assume that he also practices with it. (It’s possible.) If he goes to a shooting range, does the place have to clear out? What happens on the off chance a member of congress decides to shoot the National Matches at Camp Perry? Are members of congress immune from this law? (Of course they are.) Shuler’s carrying a gun within 1000 feet of himself. What happens at the Congressional Sportsman’s Caucus outing where several congressmen and lobbyists, and journalists, and who knowns who else are shooting together. Do we lock up the lot of them? Wouldn’t it be simpler to make it illegal to be a member of Congress within 1000 feet of a firearm? volokh.com Loren said... In order to identify the public officials, so that you may stay in compliance, can we get them all to wear aluminum foil suits with flashing strobes? - Palladian said... I propose a Lawmaker-Free Gun Zone Act, which requires lawmakers to stay at least 1000 feet away from legally owned and carried firearms. - Russ said... How about a law that makes it illegal to break existing laws? That'd cover it, right? No, maybe not enough,... another law making it illegal to break the law against breaking existing laws. There, now we're 3 times as safe! Right? - Deb said... You see where this is headed...they willkeep expanding that gun free zone until it takes up the entire country. - DaveW said... How about a law that we all have to bow down face to the ground when one of these characters is near? Can't shoot from that position plus it's a worshipful pose. So it would accomplish two goals. And really, these guys are special, not like us peons, and they deserve to be worshiped. - junyo said... I wonder if the proposed bill also bans knives, cars, gasoline, fertilizer, and/or physically strong people from within a 1,000 feet of his cowardly self? - Freeman Hunt said... Too bad we don't have a "no shooting people" law. Perhaps this tragedy could have been prevented. - Freeman Hunt said... And then, "Today I stand with my Congressional colleagues as we prepare to introduce the No Aiming Act. It is nearly impossible to murder someone with a firearm without the use of aim, and so we propose to outlaw aiming entirely. By this act, we have balanced the interest of stopping murderers with the interests of those who shoot guns for recreation. This act does not ban guns, nor does it outlaw the shooting of firearms for entertainment. It simply forbids the aiming of firearms. We understand that this may end the niche sport of target shooting, but we feel that that is a small price to pay for saving lives." - Freeman Hunt said... Later, "Today we introduce a new layer of protection upon the American people; today we put forward the No Eating if You're Planning to Murder Anyone Act. The protection provided by this bill, if passed, will be twofold. First, it will deincentivize murder by forcing would-be murderers to endure extreme hunger to carry out their bad acts. All people planning to murder anyone will consider themselves put on notice to starve. This great suffering will, assuredly, cause them to rethink their intentions. Two, would-be criminals will weaken themselves by their lack of food and be inhibited in their abilities to carry out their nefarious deeds. By supporting this bill, we are telling the would-be murderers of this country that we don't like what they are planning to do. Not at all. And so, we ask our fellow Representatives to come together with us on this legislation. That is, unless they want more Americans to die." - Tiny Bunch said... I saw this in another comment in another blog posting and decided to check it. It was right. The gun-free area that Peter King would legislate is 72 acres. blogger.com