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Pete King bill would ban guns within 1,000 feet of lawmakers
Politico ^ | 1/11/11 | SHIRA TOEPLITZ

Posted on 01/11/2011 10:16:18 AM PST by Redcloak

Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), one of the few pro-gun control Republicans in the House, wants to make it illegal for someone to carry a gun within 1,000 feet of certain high-ranking federal officials, including members of Congress.

“It is imperative that we do all that we can to give law enforcement the tools they need to ensure the safety of New Yorkers and prevent an attack before it happens,” said King, who is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, during a press conference in New York.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: banglist; congress; control; democrats; giffords; gun; gungrabbingrino; king; ny; reichstagfire; rino
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Someone want to explain to me again why the NRA should never support pro-gun Democrats and always support Republicans?
1 posted on 01/11/2011 10:16:22 AM PST by Redcloak
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To: Redcloak

Wow, this guy is an asshat.


2 posted on 01/11/2011 10:17:55 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Redcloak

Pro Second Amendment only when convenient.


3 posted on 01/11/2011 10:18:06 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Redcloak

Let us also make it illegal to hunt deer in the King’s forest. These peasants must know their place, and bow down before their betters.


4 posted on 01/11/2011 10:18:18 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Redcloak

The real question is, what makes them so special?


5 posted on 01/11/2011 10:18:25 AM PST by brytlea
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To: Redcloak

I think maybe we should ban politicians from being within 1000 feet of guns. Or talking about them. Or legislating about them. Or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.


6 posted on 01/11/2011 10:18:40 AM PST by newheart (The trouble ain't too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. -Mark Twain)
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To: Redcloak

Well, that oughtta make everyone safe....


7 posted on 01/11/2011 10:19:01 AM PST by texanyankee
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To: newheart

I think we should ban politicians.


8 posted on 01/11/2011 10:19:31 AM PST by Jolla
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To: Redcloak

How do you keep the politicians from moving too close?


9 posted on 01/11/2011 10:19:37 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: newheart

I like your thinking.


10 posted on 01/11/2011 10:20:07 AM PST by texanyankee
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To: Redcloak

I’m hoping this is a satire piece, but fearing it’s not.


11 posted on 01/11/2011 10:20:08 AM PST by cc2k (If having an "R" makes you consevative, does walking into a barn make you a horse?)
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To: Redcloak
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

...except that elected federal officials are more equal than the peasants.

12 posted on 01/11/2011 10:20:36 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ('If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: Redcloak

I don’t know that there’s anyone around here who would accept the premise of that question, except for the fact that “pro-gun Democrats” are often nothing more than poseurs who answer to and cooperate with their own party’s leadership.


13 posted on 01/11/2011 10:20:36 AM PST by OKSooner (Obama confessed "his muslim faith" on the George Stephanopolous show on September 7th, 2008.)
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I heard that one of the people who tackled Loughner while he was reloading was himself carrying a concealed weapon and would not have approached trouble if he wasn't armed. Thus more would have died if this proposed law was in effect.
14 posted on 01/11/2011 10:20:39 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Washington is finally rid of the Kennedies. Free at last, thank God almighty we are free at last.)
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To: Redcloak

Still wouldn’t be very safe in DC. There’s a lawbreaker, I mean, lawmaker within a thousand feet of everything and everyone.


15 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:03 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB ( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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I am far from being a gun control guy, but if someone is not allowed to serve in the military due to psychological issues, shouldn’t that information be filed and then appear when someone attempts to legally purchase a firearm? That ceratinly would not be protected due to your medical records being private.


16 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:16 AM PST by cumbo78
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They are ALL statists at heart.

Does this apply to cops and secret service too??

We know it doesn’t apply to lawbreakers.


17 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:16 AM PST by GeronL (How DARE you have an opinion!!)
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To: Redcloak

I am far from being a gun control guy, but if someone is not allowed to serve in the military due to psychological issues, shouldn’t that information be filed and then appear when someone attempts to legally purchase a firearm? That ceratinly would not be protected due to your medical records being private.


18 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:26 AM PST by cumbo78
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To: newheart
I think maybe we should ban politicians from being within 1000 feet of guns.

ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!!

19 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:27 AM PST by frithguild (The Democrat Party Brand - Big Government protecting Entrenched Interests from Competition)
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To: Redcloak

What, you think everyone follows their own party platform tooth and nail?


20 posted on 01/11/2011 10:21:57 AM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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