[Puppage]

The massacre at a Wisconsin church service 10 days ago left Corey Graff outraged

But, but, liberals say there's no need for law abiding citizens to carry in church.

[Sender]

And here they come, a vile shuffling procession of death-dancers who would shoot their own mothers if it advanced gun control, all of them with a (D) next to their names and blood on their loafers.

[blackie]

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security!

[shekkian]

But furious, too, at state legislators who have refused to grant citizens the right to carry concealed handguns.

As I recall, it all came down to one guy, who sponsored the original bill, and flip-flopped and decided not to override the governor's veto.

[Dead Corpse]

"Shall not be infringed..."

Cut. Dried. Simple. Anywhere within the writ of the US government, a US Citizen has certain protected Rights. One of those is the Right to keep and bear Arms. Period. No other interpretation, emanation, penumbra, or "incorporation" of the Constitution is even remotely accurate despite judicial malfeasance and legislative negligence.

"We the People" are the Rulers in this Country. Having a "Right" to something means that there is no higher authority that can deny you the choice to engage in one action or another. Our political "hero's" can try to DENY us those Rights, but they can never remove them from us. Until we stand up to take control of those Rights back, we can never be said to truly be a "Land of the Free" or a "Home of the Brave".

[NRA2BFree]

Outraged at the loss of life, of course. But furious, too, at state legislators who have refused to grant citizens the right to carry concealed handguns.

It's unlikely anyone would have carried their guns to church 'then'; however, it wouldn't surprise me if gun owners would do so in the future. Of course they would need a CCW to do it in WI.

Times have changed, and people are no longer safe in church. This is the second massacre in a church in the last few years, that I can remember. The other one was in TX a few years ago.

[neverdem]

The article gives a good summary of various initiatives, good and bad, around the country in a score of states. This is from the end of the story.

Gun-related legislation

Several states are considering new gun laws. Among the proposals:

Giving citizens the right to carry concealed handguns:

Illinois, Nebraska

Banning assault weapons or strengthening an existing ban:

Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington

Banning .50-caliber rifles:

Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Washington

Closing the gun show loophole by requiring all gun buyers to undergo background checks:

Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Washington

Expanding the rights of citizens to carry concealed handguns:

Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia

Sources: National Rifle Assn.; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; Centers for Disease Control; Federal Bureau of Investigation