(Rep. Pete King [of New York] Wants to Ban Guns Near Congressmen)
<< Despite being a Republican, Rep. Peter King is not totally opposed to gun control laws, especially when they are controlling guns near him. Politico reports that King "wants to make it illegal for someone to carry a gun within 1,000 feet of certain high-ranking federal officials, including members of Congress." "It is imperative that we do all that we can to give law enforcement the tools they need to ensure the safety of New Yorkers and prevent an attack before it happens," King said Tuesday in New York. The proposal isn't likely to go anywhere in the Republican-controlled House, but it's noteworthy if only because it represents the first post-Tucson foray by a Republican into the Bermuda triangle of gun control advocacy. Meanwhile, King says he's not interested in expanding the scope of the hearings on Muslim extremism that he's ordered in his new role as the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security: "We've always had throughout our history deranged people taking up arms." >> (*)
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(*) Source: Slate.com (01/11/11)
Read original story in Politico | Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011
