Posted on 03/03/2008 4:55:12 PM PST by JRochelle
I'm going to enjoy writing about a general election campaign against Barack Obama.
As Corner contributor Dave Kopel and David Bernstein note, Barack Obama proposed a few years ago a federal law against licensed firearms dealers operating within five miles of a school or park. As Kopel notes, "Every town I've ever visited which has more than a few dozen inhabitants has either a school or a park. Hypothesizing that the ban would apply to city parks (e.g., Central Park in New York City) but not to National Parks, pick a geographical region, and describe where a licensed firearms dealer could operate. Or pick a geographic point (e.g, Houston)and identify how far a peson would have to drive in order to get to the closest point where a gun store could legally be located. Extra credit for illustrative maps."
As the commenters noted, this would effectively ban gun shops from most of the country, and just about every city.
However, Obama appears to find another kind of establishment to be perfectly fine operating near your children's school:
Obama was also the sole present vote on a bill that easily passed the Senate that would require teaching respect for others in schools. He also voted present on a measure to prohibit sex-related shops from opening near schools or places of worship, which ultimately did not pass the Senate.
In both of those cases, his campaign said, he was trying to avoid mandates on local authorities.
The bill did not get the required three-fifths majority, so it did not in fact pass. (Mr. Obama voted “present” on the measure.)
Why on God's green earth does Barack Obama object to mandates on local authorities for porn shops but not for gun stores? Or conversely, why does he feel it's necessary to keep gun stores five miles from a school, but no limit on porn shops?
They are stupidly chasing a pipe-dream of sweet harmony and light, and Fred Rogers gentleness and bonhomie dangled in front of them by the real gun-haters: employers and politicians, people who have reason to believe they aren't all that beloved for the way they treat people and lie to them.
They're thinking of their own safety -- they will always be well-protected, as witness former New York Mayor Ed Koch and his New York carry permit -- to the exclusion of ours. Sorry, but you can't arm yourself, you make me nervous. So what if you get robbed and shot and bleed out? The point is, your having weapons makes me nervous. Don't take your eye off the ball here -- my nervousness and shaky conscience, not your bleeding-out. Try to pay attention.
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Agreed.
But those bastards who mean us and our liberties harm should know this, and know it well;
I will ALWAYS have a gun. So will MILLIONS of others just like me. If even one-third of the gun owners in this country stand up, the global one-worlders have a REAL problem.
The 2nd Amendment: By any means necessary.
Well, he did graduate in the bottom few slots of his class at Annapolis. He also lost 3 Navy aircraft, plus two more, one definitely not his fault, the other to enemy action. So he may not actually be the most competent person in the country. He does marry well.
Hope to heck he's got good people around him...but there are problems there too, his temper.
Sort of like Mr. Peanut?
Nope, they ruled that a law banning possession within such a Gun Exclusion Zone, was unconstitutional. The ruling was on the basis of a lack of Congressional power over the matter. However Congress has been regulating the *sale* of arms for a long time. The 1938 Federal Firearms Act (FFA not be confused with the 34 NFA) first required a federal license to be in the business of selling ordinary firearms.) Since it was enacted under Congress power to regulate interstate commerce, the Courts have been happy with that one. (Never mind that silly amendment a little farther down in the Constitution). This would merely be an expansion of those regulations. It could probably be done without passing a new law, just a little Executive Order to the BATFE, or just a phone call. A notice in the Federal Register, and the deed would be done.
All states, it's federal law. You don't have to be 21 to possess one though. The Army and other services routinely issue them to under 21 year olds.
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How about “no abortion clinics within 5 miles of a school”?
How about “no obama within five miles of a white house”?
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