Wednesday, February 16, 2011

No, I don't have a gun...or do I??

Does Arizona understand the meaning of "Lesson Learned?" After coming across a proposed law by Senator Ron Gould (R, of course) known as the SB 1201, I can accurately say NO.
After the frenzy involving James Loughner going to town (literally) with his gun and shooting innocent people, what does the smart senator decide to do? Make carrying guns in public even easier.
According to his proposed law, people will be allowed to carry concealed weapons into all public buildings (except high schools, phew?!), not have to declare "accurately" to the police that they were carrying a weapon and sue the state or claim state owned vehicles/property if they were infringed on their rights to carry a weapon. WHAT!
The worst part is that when asked about what the effectiveness of this legislature will be, supporters said it was to ensure "safety" in buildings. I guess not knowing which crazy person was carrying a weapon makes it safe, okay well maybe not, but at least you have yours to defend yourself..(??!!)
Arizona already has the second most liberal gun laws in the country. They are also one of only ten states that permit firearms inside state buildings which includes courts. Yeah, thats not scary.
I don't know if its me or if Republicans aka Conservatives are starting to sound really dumb. I agree on Republican positions involving fiscal spending including taxation policies (to some extent), but some of their social issue propositions are getting outrageous.
It can be argued that guns don't kill people, people do. But, having access to guns makes shooting that trigger easier. Do we have to convince policymakers of something that trivial?
If such laws start getting passed at state levels, what is coming to America next?

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