Ark. Senate OKs bill limiting gun restrictions

[rl6214]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (AP) — The Arkansas Senate voted Monday to prohibit local governments from restricting or confiscating firearms during a state of emergency, a move that backers say would protect gun owners' rights during natural and man-made disasters.

The Senate voted 29-5 to approve the measure, which would bar cities and counties from enacting emergency laws "regulating the transfer, transportation, or carrying of firearms or components of firearms" after the governor declares a state of emergency. The proposal by Republican Bill Sample of Hot Springs would allow anyone who has their weapons seized to sue in circuit court to get them back


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-15/ark-senate-oks-bill-limiting-gun-restrictions.html

[jpak]

1. How authoritarian

yup

[rl6214]

2. 29-5 But that's just the majority making their voices heard.

Where have I heard that before?

Probably you but I'm not gonna waste my time looking it up.

[GreenStormCloud]

3. No. The measure is anti-authoritarian.

I moves authority from government to the individual.

[DonP]

4. Boy! You and I have very different Dictionaries

If you consider a lop sided vote by lawfully elected officials to be authoritarian. Or aren't you a big fan of representative democracy?

To me "authoritarian" is what your buddy Mayor Daley is doing, when he ignores a SCOTUS decision, makes it impossible for anyone to legally own a firearm, all the while with his own 24/7 armed security guards for himself and his family.

That's authoritarian. "Different rules for me and thee" because he thinks he's more important than you or any other citizen.

[armueller2001]

7. Do you know what the word "authoritarian" means?

nope

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. Depriving authorities of the authority is authoritarian?

wow

[armueller2001]

11. LOL

Well stated.

I think it's kind of similar to how Martin Luther King was "authoritarian". That's the first thing I think of when I think "power to the people!"... authoritarian.

[lawodevolution]

10. Lol, you think it is authoritarian to limit what government can do to civilians.

[jpak]

12. The authoritarian state senate of Arkansas took away the right of cities and towns to regulate guns

took it away

jackboots

yup

[guitar man]

13. ...

[slackmaster]

5. Placing the rights of individuals over the authority of politicians and LEOs to abuse them

Amazing.

:kick:

[X_Digger]

6. Katrina was 2005, man this took a while...

The funny thing is, the law that this would overturn? Is a direct result of civil strife in the 60's, aimed squarely at making sure 'those people' couldn't be armed.

[Maine_Nurse]

8. Good for them.nt