Posted on 01/15/2011 12:00:26 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Why do all the really dumb ideas come from New York?
What a bunch of crap. OK to shoot the ordinary people but not our beloved Congress people. Does he know what the approval rate of Congress is?
After the Oklahoma City bombing a law was passed that made it a FEDERAL LAW against any attack on ANY federal employee. That included janitors on up. They are a specially protected class. Sort of like endangered species.
How is anyone supposed to know where all those High Poobahs are at any given time?
Proposing stupid legislation is all politicians from either party do nowadays.
The audacity of this clown is breathtaking, the sheer ridiculousness profound.
For what possible reason would this absurd degenerate imbecile want to make a criminal out of a law abiding citizen who happened to be carrying a gun within 1000 feet of some crook politician?
In case it happens to fall on the ground and go off accidentally?
Does King realize this looks like an act of cowardice?
Maybe some pro 2nd ammendment rep can make put an alternative up for a vote:
Make it illegal for “certain federal officials” to be within 1000 feet of a gun.
Let them try to figure out where we are instead of the other way around.
Personally, I think if they are that worried they need more guns around them, in the form of security personnel.
This will be a most interesting vote count, provided it gets that far.
King, you corrupt, cowardly, elite bastard!
“....certain high-profile government officials.”
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Hell, don’t all congress critters think of themselves as ‘high-profile government officials’?
This is my weapon, this is my gun...and King should have my gun in his face.
Or is that too rude and crude for FR?
yeah, but now it’s redundant :)
King should tell that to that nutjob Laughner and get his opinion.
maybe not for FR but you can surely expect a knock on the door.
You go Big-Boy. You save the world from gun violence.
By the way, let me know when your bill passes (LOL).
Bottom line - I don’t even think that the Tea Party people entering Congress understand just how conservative the House is about to be...just watch.
See my tag-line.
Any one who thinks the Clinton and Rangal should get off and thinks the IRA is made up of wonderful people is a POS.
While he will attract an inordinate amount of LEFTIST media attention to himself with this stupid stunt, we can be thankful he chose not to streak nude on national TV through Times Square. Now that would have been horrifying.
Dear Speaker Boehner, I am sure you were as shocked and saddened as I was at the recent loss of life due to the shootings in Arizona recently. I am praying for the victims and their families, and I am sure you are doing the same.
I am writing to ask that you try and quell the rampant EMOTIONS (or nefarious, freedom-robbing agendas) that this shooting engenders in some, and as a legislator, encourage all to just deal with the FACTS and LOGIC (unlike public official, Sheriff Dupnik) when it comes to any and all proposed gun control legislation stemming from this shooting. The reason for my request is that there are some in congress already calling for yet more gun control to be passed due to this aberration. Luckily, that is EXACTLY what this shooting was - an extremely unfortunate event, but also, an extremely RARE event.
This is no time to do what the progressives and liberals amongst us (including Nanny/Police-state RINOs like Rep. King) want, which is a further erosion of our liberties, freedoms, and CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, especially our 2nd Amendment rights. The VAST majority of gun owning citizens in this country, MILLIONS of us, are law-abiding and practice our 2nd Amendment rights on a daily basis. This is accomplished WITHOUT harming ourselves, our loved ones, or our fellow citizens. In fact, as studies prove, many of us are able to DEFEND those same people, often without a shot being fired.
In light of that, please fight the attempts by some who would let EMOTION and/or a far-left AGENDA override LOGIC and FREEDOM, on the backs of the victims of a tragedy such as this. President Obama's former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, once said of his fellow progressive/liberal democrats, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste". I believe this is why perennial gun CONTROL fanatics, Rep. McCarthy and Senator Lautenberg, have already introduced yet more (as if 20,000 PLUS laws aren't MUCH MORE than enough in a FREE society) gun control legislation before all of the victims are even buried and at rest.
As usual, this proposed legislation has no basis in reality - it would NOT have stopped the tragedy, and as such, is yet more useless, freedom-robbing, "feel-good" nonsense from the usual suspects on the left. They are ALL about CONTROL, and I think we've had enough of that from the current administration and the previous left-led congress for the last 2-4 years.
Most Americans want a repeal of big government legislation, including any and all gun control that does NOTHING to stop crime, but only robs us of our freedoms. We do NOT need or want more Nanny/Police-State controls placed on our lives and infringing upon our Constitutional rights, as these usual suspects want to import from the various "Peoples Republics" they hail from.
I implore you to STOP any and all proposed gun control DEAD IN ITS TRACKS, both now, and all through your tenure in Congress.
Let FREEDOM endure, and ENHANCE it at every turn.
Thank you.
Sincerely, my full name
Former Active Duty Marine
NRA Benefactor Life Member
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