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Eugene

(61,592 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:28 PM Jun 2017

Bill proposes letting U.S. lawmakers carry guns anywhere except Capitol

Source: Reuters

POLITICS | Wed Jun 21, 2017 | 7:00pm EDT

Bill proposes letting U.S. lawmakers carry guns anywhere except Capitol

Warning that members of Congress have a "bull's eye on our backs," a U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday he had introduced a bill to make it legal for senators and representatives to carry guns anywhere in the country, except the U.S. Capitol building.

Representative Jody Hice of Georgia said his proposal was an important step to ensure the personal safety of lawmakers "in light of recent events," an apparent reference to an attack last week in which a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress practicing for a charity baseball game.

"Personal protection and being able to defend oneself against an assailant is part of the fabric of our Constitution, which is why I am an ardent believer in the Second Amendment," Hice said in a statement, referring to U.S. legal guarantees of the right to keep and bear arms.

"While members of Congress are all average Americans, it is clear that we also have a bull's eye on our backs," Hice added. "In light of recent events, it's incredibly important that congressmen and women maintain the ability to provide for their own safety, regardless of the city or state."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-guns-idUSKBN19C32J
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Bill proposes letting U.S. lawmakers carry guns anywhere except Capitol (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2017 OP
I dont know about this but I do know their trumpcare will Eliot Rosewater Jun 2017 #1
Why not.let them carry in the Capitol too? nt marylandblue Jun 2017 #2
Can't go having one Repub accidently shooting another Repub. Doreen Jun 2017 #3
So much for federalism. TomSlick Jun 2017 #4

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
1. I dont know about this but I do know their trumpcare will
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 07:36 PM
Jun 2017

kill thousands and harm 97% of the american public.

I wish they wouldnt do that.

TomSlick

(11,032 posts)
4. So much for federalism.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:05 PM
Jun 2017

The Repubs trumpet their support for "states rights" but want a federal law that would superseded state gun laws. I appreciate that "slippery slope" is a logical fallacy but if there is to be a federal law to authorize a group of people to carry weapons contrary to state law, why not a federal law that simply trumps all state gun laws for everyone?

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