Posted on 10/06/2014 6:21:50 AM PDT by marktwain
Bonidy's attorney Steven Lechner of the Mountain States Legal Foundation told the judges the lobby is not such a place, as there are no security guards checking patrons, who come at all hours.Eric Holder's Department of Justice argued that the post office needed a blanket ban for the convenience of the government:
"Not every government building is sensitive. There has to be some criteria or the government gets a free pass," he said. "If the government prevents someone from defending themselves, there has to be some security. You can't disarm a citizen if he wants to pick up his mail."
Deciding which buildings - and which people - should be exempt from the rules would be a strain on resources, he said.That makes no sense to me. If there are less buildings where the ban is in place, there are less places to enforce the ban. As the ban has no practical effect of preventing crime, less buildings to enforce requires *less* resources, not more.
That choice irked several Democrats on the committee who ended up voting on the parking lot carve-out but didn't want to vote on allowing guns to be carried inside buildings.I have yet to see any rational reason for the ban, other than to demonstrate the Federal Governments ability to infringe on second amendment rights.
"There's no question on the issue of where I stand on Second Amendment rights," Mr. Begich said. "You want to vote on the parking lot issue? Let's vote on that right now."
Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat, said the initial amendment was purely political and designed to provide fodder for attack ads opposing pro-gun senators who opted to vote against the broader lifting of the ban.
When I lived in Sugar Land, Texas, three late-night murders occurred on the USPO site near the Domino Sugar Plant. It was isolated and a whole bunch of Eric Holder’s people lived nearby.
“This is a stick-up. Give all your junk mail.”
Treat it like an airport terminal. Secured areas and unsecured areas. Right now there are secured areas, and public isn’t allowed there anyway.
Went to two different post offices in Houston yesterday trying to find one with a working kiosk. One of them had no sign and normally wouldn’t be expected to because it is in one of the few areas in Houston that I would consider even relatively safe. The other one did have a sign preventing concealed carry and certainly is one where I always do CC, regardless of the sign.
Areas surrounding Sugar Land are being infiltrated by both illegals and Blacks.
People in Houston and the surrounding areas need to wake up.
Goodonya, Grams !
Our local PO has two doors offering direct access to the customer side of the facility. One has a TX 30.06 sign. The other has none.
The Posties thought they could even keep us from driving through their dang lot armed.
I love riding my bike across the lot when I am over in that part of town. And, yeah, I even ignore a few 30.06 signs occasionally. Unless some cockroach starts something nobody will know, and if the roach decides we look tasty then rest of the folks in there are going to be happy if I can squish him like a bug.
It is a little ironic. The only people to shoot up post offices have been their own employees.
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