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Once a Progressive State, Minnesota Is Now a Fief of the N.R.A.
The New York Times ^ | September 5, 2006 | VERLYN KLINKENBORG

Posted on 09/04/2006 11:19:03 PM PDT by neverdem

Editorial Observer

A couple of weeks ago, I checked into a hotel in Bloomington, a Minneapolis suburb framed by the airport and the Mall of America. On the hotel door was a sign: “Firearms Banned on These Premises.” The next day I drove to St. Joseph, an hour west of the Twin Cities, where I saw the same sign. Slowly the logical conclusion sank in. If firearms are banned on these premises, then they must not be banned in other places.

Sure enough, a year ago the State Legislature passed a “concealed carry” law, which means that it’s legal to carry a concealed weapon if you have a permit. So that no one misses the point, the Legislature has also turned Minnesota into what is called a “shall require” state. If you apply for a concealed-weapon permit, the local authorities must grant it to you.

I asked one of the state coalitions opposed to these laws whether it would attack them in the Legislature this year. The answer was no. It is too busy trying to defeat a “shoot first” bill, which would give gun owners the right to fire away instead of trying to avoid a confrontation. The way I see it, Minnesota is only one step away from requiring every citizen to carry a gun and use it when provoked.

There are some other twists to these laws. A person carrying a concealed weapon cannot be banned from a public building, even if it’s a library full of kids. Churches have succeeded in keeping guns out of the pews, but they’re having to fight another court battle to keep them out of the parking lot. The application for a concealed-weapon permit appears to have been created by people who believe the real threat in carrying a gun is...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: banglist; dncfishwrap; elitists; firearms; gunbanners; guncontrol; liberals; minnesota; moonbats; newyorktimes; nra; nyglbtt; redstateamerica; shallissue; standyourground; verlynklinkenborg
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To: neverdem

A "chill wind" blows through the land, Mr. Klinkenborg.


81 posted on 09/05/2006 10:31:58 AM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: neverdem
Verlyn Klink-en-borg

This gal is aptly named. She perfectly represents a cross between Hogans's Heroes idiot Colonel Klink and Star Trek's "Resistance Is Futile" Borg.

82 posted on 09/05/2006 10:51:34 AM PDT by RJL
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To: neverdem

Possibly they are one and the same. Never know these days.


83 posted on 09/05/2006 10:54:57 AM PDT by Paine's Ghost
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To: Paine's Ghost
The way I see it, Minnesota is only one step away from requiring every citizen to carry a gun and use it when provoked.

I could love this state.

84 posted on 09/05/2006 10:56:25 AM PDT by Paine's Ghost
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To: R. Scott
WHAT! No BARF Alert?

With a title like that in the Terrorist Tip Sheet? Does mommy still hold your hand when you cross the street?

85 posted on 09/05/2006 12:21:03 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: libstripper
Great post; nice to know what the Moonbats think.

There's at least two other reasons to read the Terrorist Tip Sheet, especially when it's still at no charge. Their stories can still be first excellent, in particular, their health & science articles if they avoid politics. Their OpEd Contributors can also be excellent. Check the author that's linked in comment# 43. It's John R. Lott Jr.

86 posted on 09/05/2006 1:09:02 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

Who determines "if applied only to stable noncriminals"? Is post partum depression a reason to be denied the right? Should someone that is convicted of failing to pay a parking ticket loose the right? Someone that gets busted for stealing candy?


87 posted on 09/05/2006 1:10:36 PM PDT by looscnnn ("Olestra (Olean) applications causes memory leaks" PC Confusious)
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To: neverdem

Well, no - but I would at least like a warning before I crud up my keyboard.


88 posted on 09/05/2006 1:57:57 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: R. Scott
Well, no - but I would at least like a warning before I crud up my keyboard.

I'm sorry. Maybe you should purge yourself to be on the safe side for this too.

NRA Finds A Welcome Audience at State Level

89 posted on 09/05/2006 2:21:20 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: river rat

HOO-RAH from this Airman!


90 posted on 09/05/2006 3:31:24 PM PDT by JOE43270 (JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
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To: neverdem
It successfully lobbied for laws that give citizens the ability to carry firearms in 23 states in the past 12 years, including Kansas and Nebraska this year. It has also legislated the right of gun owners to stand firm and use deadly force in the case of a dangerous attack in 15 states, 14 of them this year. In addition, this year it got 10 states to agree not to confiscate weapons during times of declared emergencies.

Not bad.

91 posted on 09/05/2006 3:48:55 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: Myrddin

thanks!


92 posted on 09/05/2006 5:43:38 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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