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Topic: No Co-Sponsors for Bill to Repeal 1990 Gun-Free Zone Act |
No Co-Sponsors for Bill to Repeal 1990 Gun-Free Zone Act
Breitbart´s Big Government, by Kerry Picket
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 12/17/2012 12:52:20 PM
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| In the wake of the of the horrific Sandy Hook School massacre, questions are arising about the effectiveness of the 1990 Gun Free School Zones Act (GFSZA). According to the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) the intent of gun-free school zones is to establish “policies prohibiting the possession of guns in schools and within a set distance of school buildings helps to secureOutgoing schools from gun-related violence and crime.” Congressman and former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul (R – TX), proposed to repeal the 1990 legislation in July of 2011, but his bill received no co-sponsors.
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Comments: What a shock. s/o There is only one thing on the minds of Democrats right now and in the past. What extremely disappointing is that no Republicans stepped forward.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
4Justice, 12/17/2012 1:01:19 PM (No. 9070995)
It should be a requirement that all gun control advocates have big signs on their houses that say "Gun Free Zone". Yeah, that will stop those bad guys from bringing guns! My favorite sign (there is one on the border of San Leandro and Oakland) is the one that says "Crime Free Zone". If you know the area at all, you will see the irony.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
capt scurvey, 12/17/2012 1:07:42 PM (No. 9071008)
It has become pretty obvious that gun-free zones are a magnet for psychopaths whose primary fantasy could well be being the only one in the place with a gun...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
craige, 12/17/2012 1:08:57 PM (No. 9071010)
It has become obvious that ´gun free zones´ do not work. Massacres are committed, do to the fact these areas ARE ´gun free´.
One can see that most politicians are in fact, comfortable with the occasional massacre. Their actions (or lack thereof), speak much louder than their false bereavement for the victims.
Politicians have armed body guards, and so have much less to fear than the average citizen. The death of a few Sheep, is inconsequential to our ´governing elite´.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
yuban, 12/17/2012 1:13:50 PM (No. 9071022)
No Republican would co-sponsor the bill. Tells you all you need to know about todays GOP.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
veritas, 12/17/2012 1:16:42 PM (No. 9071024)
So, lunatics who readily ignore the harshest of penalties, the ones we impose on murderers, are going to be stopped in their tracks by the equivalent of "No Trespassing" signs?
Leftists are telling us that with a straight face?
If there are to be any signs [a policy I don´t like or follow -- keep the perps in the dark], how about: "Due to the high cost of ammunition, warning shots will no longer be provided"?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
earlybird, 12/17/2012 1:21:15 PM (No. 9071038)
It is time for EVERYONE to settle down and be quiet for a while. A period of respectful, prayerful mourning is in order. Nothing more at this time.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
O.S. Banker, 12/17/2012 1:47:57 PM (No. 9071099)
To evil, a ´Gun Free Zone´ constitutes a Target Rich Environment.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Cavallodifiero, 12/17/2012 1:54:13 PM (No. 9071118)
What is the matter with us folks, haven´t those signs worked well up until now?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
bpl40, 12/17/2012 1:59:55 PM (No. 9071131)
I thought this law was declared unconstitutional by the SCOTUS in a opinion written by Justice Kennedy.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Starfire, 12/17/2012 2:02:57 PM (No. 9071137)
I am familiar with several teachers and administrators who have their concealed carry. One is retired Special Forces and now a High School Principal. We´ve never specifically discussed it, but because I know they take the protection of the kids in their care seriously, I know they do not leave their firearms at home.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
disasterman, 12/17/2012 2:04:58 PM (No. 9071143)
Once guns are banned this will never happen again. They´ve outlawed heroin and cocaine and everyone knows there isn´t any of that around anymore. All they´ll do is make criminals even richer as they add gun smuggling to their endeavors.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
slowslider, 12/17/2012 3:42:15 PM (No. 9071319)
Duh, criminal really pay attention to those gun laws, don´t they?!?!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
killerbee, 12/17/2012 4:59:48 PM (No. 9071439)
This is why the Republican party needs to be disbanded. They have no backbone, they are barred by law (by their own doing) from even investigating or accusing the Democrats for election fraud (we saw in this past election why that´s so important) and they join the emotionalists in demanding action that will ultimately bring more harm than anything else.
We are so scrawed with the two parties we have right now.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
grandpa, 12/17/2012 5:22:06 PM (No. 9071476)
Every kid and drug pusher in the nation knows that the easiest place to get drugs is in the "Drug Free Zone" of schools.
And every druggie psychotic knows that the easiest place to massacre children is in the "Gun Free Zone" of schools.
And as long as the zillion dollar illegal drug industry keeps making laundered political contributions to politicians, it will stay that way.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
woodsman, 12/17/2012 6:49:14 PM (No. 9071600)
Kudos Ron....you will be sorely missed
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