 White House agenda on guns unfulfilled |
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Feb 28, 2010 - 11:17 AM - by Bman505
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White House agenda on guns unfulfilled
BY IAN URBINA
NEW YORK TIMES
02/28/2010
When President Barack Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition.
And yet the opposite is happening. Obama has been largely silent on the issue while states are engaged in a new and largely successful push for expanded gun rights, even passing measures that have been rejected in the past.
In Virginia, the General Assembly approved a bill this month that allows people to carry concealed weapons in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, and the House of Delegates voted to repeal a 17-year-old ban on buying more than one handgun a month. The actions came less than three years after the shootings at Virginia Tech that claimed... [Read More]
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Fearing Obama Agenda, States Push to Loosen Gun Laws |
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Feb 24, 2010 - 10:31 PM - by Colt 45
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February 23, 2010
Fearing Obama Agenda, States Push to Loosen Gun Laws
By IAN URBINA
When President Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition.
And yet the opposite is happening. Mr. Obama has been largely silent on the issue while states are engaged in a new and largely successful push for expanded gun rights, even passing measures that have been rejected in the past.
In Virginia, the General Assembly approved a bill last week that allows people to carry concealed weapons in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, and the House of Delegates voted to repeal a 17-year-old ban on buying more than one handgun a month. The actions came less than three years after the shootings at Virginia Tech that claimed 33 lives and prompted a major national push... [Read More]
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Colorado State considers ban on concealed weapons |
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Feb 23, 2010 - 9:43 AM - by Bman505
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Courtesy of Colorado State University
Colorado State University's board of directors last year voted to pass a ban on carrying concealed weapons on campus. Students and local gun rights advocates say the ban would violate Colorado's concealed-carry law.
by GRACE HOOD
Across the U.S., most public universities ban students and faculty from carrying concealed handguns on campus. Colorado State University has, up until now, been one of the few exceptions to this rule. But now, campus leadership wants to change the policy, and that's not sitting well with students and local gun rights advocates.
The university's board of directors voted to pass a ban on carrying... [Read More]
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Senate approves gun-at-work bill |
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Feb 23, 2010 - 9:37 AM - by Bman505
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Journal Gazette
Legislation allowing employees to have guns in their locked vehicles while at work passed the Senate 41-9 Monday.
House Bill 1065 now heads back to the House, where the chamber can agree to changes in the bill or send the bill to a conference committee for further negotiation.
The bill is a result of employers in the state and around the nation prohibiting employees from having firearms anywhere on their property – even in their cars. Advocates say the bill is needed so that Hoosiers can protect themselves going to and from work.
Opponents say a person’s right to carry a firearm shouldn’t overrule a business’s right to control its property.
The only area lawmaker who cast a “no” vote against the measure was Sen. Tom Wyss, R-Fort Wayne.
journalgazette.net
I wish the... [Read More]
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