Posted on 07/27/2011 4:16:59 AM PDT by marktwain
Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Representative Ron Paul from Texas introduced HR 2613 on July 21, 2011.
If passed, it would completely repeal the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act. As you know, the Fed GFSZA effectively prohibits all forms of unlicensed carry, and does not recognize concealed carry reciprocity agreements between states.
It is currently a federal felony for any person to travel armed on public sidewalks, roads, or highways which pass within 1000 feet of any K-12 school’s property line, unless they have a CCW physically issued by the state that school is in.
The vast number of schools in developed areas effectively turns them into giant gun free zones.
This bill would fix the problem! PLEASE contact your representatives and urge them to support HR 2613.
H.R. 2613: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (GovTrack.us) (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2613)
The Dems LOVE unarmed victims being massacred by psycho criminals, they get tremendous propaganda value from it.
Expect the bill to go nowhere or even be vetoed by Zero.
Self defense would work, but Dems do not see it as being a right.
They prefer people sit in the fetal position and await death.
It’ll never go anywhere with the current crop of scum in office but I’m glad that it’s being addressed by at least someone on the hill.
Excellent! Let’s also repeal the law prohibiting firearms on postal service property. I’m getting tired of parking elsewhere and having to walk to the PO just because I have a firearm in my car.
At minimum, change the language so that any individual who may legally carry in public outside a school zone, may carry inside a school zone. And do the same with Post Offices. The only people the law should apply to are felons and teenage gang-bangers, and it’s ALREADY illegal for them to be carrying.
It is unconstitutional. SCOTUS, under Rehnquist ruled exactly that. In the majority opinion SCOTUS even 'scolded' Congress that: 'The Commerce Clause Doesn't Pertain To Everything.'
And Di-Fi went ballistic as it was her pet law. For years she had a rant on her senate webpage that SCOTUS was being "unfair", as she "meant well". And even though it was unconstitutional -- as she admitted -- SCOTUS should have let it stand as it was ... "For The Children".
But after that States and Towns enacted their own 'gun free school zone' laws so a Federal Law wasn't really needed.
So I am a bit confused about this '1990' law?!?
(a different version must have been enacted at some time after SCOTUS' 1st ruling)
btw, No Offense but in 1990 wasn't Bush 41 POTUS, not Billy-Jeff. So '41' must have signed some Gun Free Law into effect.
CA considering legislation to increase school zones from 1,000 feet to 1,500 feet.
The law in effect now is from 1995, not 1990.
A few states passed mirror legislation so that it would be in place if the federal legislation failed. Another purpose was to keep challenges out of the courts so that the law would not be ruled unconstitutional again. Wisconsin, California, and a few other states have laws that are mirrors of the federal law.
Thanks. That makes sense now.
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