Sunday, July 27, 2008

Gee, Did I Forget My Loaded Weapon Today?

ATLANTA—Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on handguns, gun opponents are fighting to preserve or expand gun-free zones, igniting battles over whether civilians should be allowed to carry loaded weapons to places such as airports, public parks and even the Magic Kingdom.

The same day a new law went into effect in Georgia allowing people who have obtained a legal license to carry loaded weapons into restaurants that sell liquor, state parks and public transit systems, Atlanta officials declared Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport off-limits, citing security concerns. Gun proponents immediately filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the decision.

You can't bring your bottles of water or finger nail files onto a plane, and they limit what you can bring to most amusement parks, but there are actually people out there that think it is just hunky dory to bring a loaded weapon into these places.

[scratching head]

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