[marktwain]

From the LA Times:

“The regulation applies only to those who work as paid contract security officers, city spokeswoman Sue Skiffington-Blumberg said.

She said the restriction on semiautomatic weapons did apply to volunteers such as Jeanne Assam, who was working at New Life Church during Sunday’s assault.”

I think this is a Freudian slip. The two sentences contradict each other, so I think they unconsciously left out the *not* in “did (not) apply”

It is rather telling, though. We need to find out for certain.

[Rick.Donaldson]

“The regulation applies only to those who work as paid contract security officers, city spokeswoman Sue Skiffington-Blumberg said.

I'm really not too sure about this "city spokeswoman"... She's new or something, because I'd never heard of her before. Here's some information on her though.

Sue Skiffington-Blumberg

Public Communications Division Director, Administration, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Also, I'd not be so quick to believe that she actually SAID that. I'm betting she was misquoted.