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Gun-toting protesters shake up city council meeting | |||
2004-10-02 | |||
WaPo Reg. required... It seemed simple enough. Falls Church (Virginia) officials recently drafted a policy that would require city workers to call 911 immediately if anyone stepped onto city property carrying a gun. Police who responded would check to see if the gun was properly licensed and report their findings to city officials. With all seven council members and many residents of this little city inside the Capital Beltway firmly in the anti-gun camp, only a few officials expected any problems with the procedures.
I'm liking this guy, already. "We weren't paying any attention to them until they did this," he said.
Heh. The whole point of a well-armed citizenry is to keep the power of the State in check. Legislate at your peril, Councilman. "It's particularly ironic that everyone on the state, federal and local levels are concerned about gang violence, and yet Virginia prevents local communities from acting against that very violence when guns are potentially involved," he said in an interview. Um, a lawful citizen (or even a group of them) carrying licensed weapons is not nearly the same thing as a bunch of thugs with a cache of stolen rods. Well, unless you're a Falls Church councilman, that is. The sight of 30 people bearing arms at a council meeting was intimidating, several council members said. Snicker. Kim DuToit would be proud. | |||
Posted by:Seafarious |
#1 I hope this starts a trend... |
Posted by: PBMcL 2004-10-02 5:30:49 PM |