Gun Control & RKBA
Related: About this forumNH governor, law enforcement oppose gun bills
Gov. John Lynch vowed Tuesday to veto three bills that would ease a broad range of gun regulations in New Hampshire to include allowing guns on college campuses, in classrooms and in public buildings like the Verizon Wireless Arena.
Flanked by college and law enforcement officials, the Democratic governor told reporters at a Statehouse news conference that he supports gun rights, but the three bills would put public safety at risk.
The combination of these bills has the real potential to lead to an increase in violence, he said.
http://articles.boston.com/2012-01-03/news/30585056_1_gun-bills-guns-on-college-campuses-gun-rights
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)where concealed carry is not restricted?
Reality trumps wharrgarble every time.
burf
(1,164 posts)that will only confuse the antis.
rrneck
(17,671 posts)the "Verizon Wireless Arena" is a greater threat to public safety than a law abiding citizen.
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)liberal_biker
(192 posts)...one individual's personal opinion blocks the will of the people through their elected representatives.
Would you be as happy if the situation were reversed? A governor promising to veto legislation which would forbid the legal carry of guns in those areas?
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)I'll take one sane governor who cares about public safety over a bunch of politicians who are bought and paid for by the NRA and it's corporate bedfellows.
liberal_biker
(192 posts)...you answer the question? Would you take such a stance were the situation reversed?
I find it pretty cynical and absurd to believe one organization somehow managing to bribe politicians in every level of government as the reason the legislators voted they way they did. Ok - to be blunt, i find that view to be borderline psychotic. Which makes more sense? The NRA somehow finding just the right number of elected officials in every level of government they can bribe to support such laws, or does it make more sense that maybe, just maybe, the general population has seen all the gun control garbage for what it is - garbage?
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)To answer your first question, yes I would be OK with it. That's why we have veto powers. The veto is a safeguard against a legislature run amok. When fear is the top selling commodity in the marketplace, simple majority votes that are based on fear, serve to marginalize segments of society and threaten democracy.
liberal_biker
(192 posts)So first the politicians were bribed, now they're merely fearful...
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)As an example, look at the support Michael Bloomberg gets here from certain posters...