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Mall of America urged to drop ‘ridiculous’ concealed-carry ban in wake of terror threat
washingtontimes ^ | Feb. 23, 2015 | Jessica Chasmar

Posted on 02/23/2015 7:19:45 PM PST by PROCON


Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish says the al-Shabaab threat against the

Mall of America should be enough to motivate mall owners to drop their “no guns” policy so citizens can protect themselves.

Mr. Cornish, a Republican who also chairs the House Public Safety Committee, said the Mall of America has interpreted state concealed carry laws incorrectly, and he’s intent on challenging them for it, a local CBS affiliate reported.

“This is completely ridiculous. The complete opposite of what they should be doing,” he said. “If we’re threatened with an attack, the last thing you want to do is disarm citizens.”

The Republican’s comments come after a tweet sent from the Mall of America’s Twitter account said, “The mall bans all guns from the premises, you’ll note this clearly at each entrance door.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Minnesota; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; bloomington; ccw; gunban; guncontrol; islam; islamists; jihad; mallofamerica; minnesota; muslims; rkba; somalians; terror; terrorism
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To: dragnet2

It’s good for candle and teddy bear sales. What’s not to like?


21 posted on 02/23/2015 8:01:06 PM PST by Lorianne (fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Big gov being is now considering, for your safety, putting up metal detectors, armed guards, scanners, x-ray machines, sniffing dogs and random searches at all the mostly empty malls.

That should boost the numbers of people going to malls who already avoid them like the plague. Lets go to the mall and get groped and searched.

A new giant government agency....MSA...Mall Security Administration


22 posted on 02/23/2015 8:10:41 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: mylife

Like that, MY! :)


23 posted on 02/23/2015 8:12:47 PM PST by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris, Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
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To: PROCON

I’m not saying... I am just saying..

The weapon is hidden... if for some reason it’s discovered last I heard the fine was 25 bucks (plus probably a few hundred in “court costs”) if you don’t leave...


24 posted on 02/23/2015 8:17:08 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: LeoWindhorse
screw the bans , carry anyway who’s going to know ?

Concealed means concealed.
25 posted on 02/23/2015 8:17:20 PM PST by rickomatic
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To: Lurkinanloomin

There is a few of us..


26 posted on 02/23/2015 8:17:29 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: LUV W

Simple facts.


27 posted on 02/23/2015 8:21:25 PM PST by mylife
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To: rickomatic

Agreed.
Concealed is better than advertising.


28 posted on 02/23/2015 8:23:02 PM PST by mylife
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To: PROCON

Won’t happen. They would rather have normal people dead than change the rule.


29 posted on 02/23/2015 8:23:14 PM PST by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

only if the sign reads “terrorist acts banned on these premises” (and it has to be posted in the correct manner in the correct sized font as detailed in the statute)


30 posted on 02/23/2015 8:24:25 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: rickomatic

Pray to God in heaven you never need it but it will allow you to pray another day.
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.


31 posted on 02/23/2015 8:26:03 PM PST by mylife
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To: PROCON

“What are the mall owners going to do if a gun carrying citizen intervenes and kills/disarms a terrorist? Prosecute him?”

Yes they will. Even if the person saves 1000 lives they
will prosecute them. If for no other reason than to thwart
a lawsuit.

Most likely anyone who throws down on a terrorist
will come under fire by the mall cops. Remember you
can never do anything that makes the local law enforcement
look irreverent.


32 posted on 02/23/2015 8:47:41 PM PST by Slambat
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To: PROCON

“If we’re threatened with an attack, the last thing you want to do is disarm citizens.”

“One would think so.”

Unless it’s a government that is being held, truly held
accountable for it’s actions by it’s citizens. Then it makes
perfect sense.


33 posted on 02/23/2015 8:50:46 PM PST by Slambat
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To: PROCON

“What are the mall owners going to do if a gun carrying citizen intervenes and kills/disarms a terrorist? Prosecute him?”

Probably. If they’re anything like NY, the sheepdog would go to jail.


34 posted on 02/23/2015 9:02:28 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: dragnet2

Malls are mostly for teenagers walking around looking at each other anyway .


35 posted on 02/23/2015 9:04:48 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: ViLaLuz

“The sheepdog, the sheep and the wolf”, you’ve read the article, haven’t you?


36 posted on 02/23/2015 9:07:47 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%---unless you're donating blood.)
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To: Slambat

If a gun carrying, law-abiding citizen took out, say 5 terrorists in an attack at this mall, no jury, even in Minnesota would convict.


37 posted on 02/23/2015 9:11:04 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%---unless you're donating blood.)
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To: LeoWindhorse
screw the bans , carry anyway

Yup.

38 posted on 02/23/2015 9:14:37 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: PROCON

“The sheepdog, the sheep and the wolf”, you’ve read the article, haven’t you?”

No I hadn’t... but since you mentioned it I looked it up. Excellent. Thank you so much.

http://thesheepdog.com/


39 posted on 02/23/2015 9:29:32 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: PROCON

Yea, no kidding. That’s what I thought when seeing the Mall sign.


40 posted on 02/23/2015 9:30:19 PM PST by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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