Gun Control & RKBA
Showing Original Post only (View all)Security is Important at Political Conventions-But Not in Florida-Bring that Gun to Your Protest [View all]
Check this nonsense out: You'll be allowed to bring your gun to the protest area outside the GOP convention, but not that squirt gun....and forget about that pointed umbrella.
That's because Florida has taken away the right of jurisdictions to govern themselves when it comes to guns.
From today's NY Times editorial page: "Tampa officials wanted to ban handguns outside the convention hall (the Secret Service has undisputed power to ban weapons inside the hall) but came up against the state law, which imposes $100,000 fines on local governments that try to meet such obvious public-safety needs. This lethal parody of gun control should be repealed, like the notorious Stand Your Ground law. But voters cannot expect common sense from the Republican-controlled Legislature, which is on a leash held by the gun lobby."
Original link incorrectly posted
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/opinion/playing-the-violence-card.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Correct link is:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/opinion/the-law-of-the-gun-in-florida.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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This post is being made on this board so as to discuss gun control laws (banning guns at political conventions), the Second Amendment, the use of firearms for self-defense (presuming it's not for offensive purposes as well), and the use of firearms to commit crime and violence (guns used to intimidate free speech at political rallies and/or to commit violence).