You. Me. Our firearms. So “Mr. Homeland Security” proposes.
Exemptions for The Only Ones, of course.
Which goes along with this. Which at least has the virtue of containing the most unintentionally hilarious quote from a congressthing yet this year.
ADDED: A freedomista agrees with the elite. Sez their proposals to protect their august selves from hoi palloi like us simply don’t go far enough. 🙂
Glad that’s done then, problem solved. I’m 100% sure that someone who is planning on doing a killing like that will follow that law. I’m also 100% sure that the people who are going to overthrow the government also have registered with the state of South Carolina:
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c029.htm
It’s Me — LOL! That’s magnificently ridiculous.
But speaking of foreign subversion … Hm … Doesn’t that South Carolina state logo look suspiciously like a Evil Islamist Symbol …?
Good. Those who don’t give a damn will stay away anyway. Those constituents and political groupies (and the media?) who want to press the flesh will resent the law, and that will isolate the elite even more — not just physically, but politically/philosophically. But how would they implement that law smack dab in the middle of a city?
(BTW, Oswald already proved that distance is no barrier to an assassination.)
I have the ignominious “honor” of living about 180 feet from a federal bureaucrat. He might be high enough in their hierarchy to qualify as “important.”
Does that mean I’m stripped of my right to have firearms in my own house?
I’m sure a federal prosecutor would be itching to test out that particular theory. Only to “clarify” the situation, of course.
Jolly, I’m sure we all look forward to seeing your test case in the news. 😉
The rest of us — who either don’t live near members of the elite or don’t know whether we live or travel in their vicinity — will simply have to carry GPS units (government position systems) with us at all times so we’ll have warning when a federal official is nearby. (Hey, come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea in any case …)
I don’t think Alcatraz is nearly large enough to hold all of the politicians and bureaucrats, even if the really “important” ones are kept SAFE at Gitmo. Maybe they’ll have to draw straws to see who gets to go.
Have not had such a good laugh in days!
“when the government fears the people, we have liberty”…maybe were making some progress here…
1,000 feet is less than 400 yards. The shot could still be made.
This is such a Voltaire moment:
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
Good grief, it seems like I use that statement a lot lately.
As others here have noted, if it comes to that, a thousand feet will indeed not be enough. But take heart, Peter King, because a thousand feet is also wholly unnecessary. You also have the perfectly peaceable choice of calling off your continued attack on other human beings who have hurt nobody.
It really is that simple. You can just stop.
(PS…we know you won’t, but it just seemed polite to point it out, again.)
Oh, and BTW Claire, I presume your comment about “the most unintentionally hilarious quote” refers to this?
We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like everybody else. Well, the fact of the matter is, we are held to a higher standard in so many other areas, and I think we need to take a hard look at exactly how the TSA interact with members of Congress.
I admit, I lost my coffee over that one myself. How on earth can anyone keep up with all the stupid any more? I could not sell that as fiction because nobody would believe me!
“The rest of us — who either don’t live near members of the elite or don’t know whether we live or travel in their vicinity — will simply have to carry GPS units (government position systems) with us at all times so we’ll have warning when a federal official is nearby. ”
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Wouldn’t it be much less expensive to tag the legislators with ear tags and have an updated “live” net site where the unwashed masses could track where we should not be?
I’m be more than happy to follow this rule, as long as they (and their hired goons) keep 1000 feet away from me and mine – including 1000 feet away from my paycheck, bank account and all transactions I might make.
I learned early in life that when you hang around stupid people, stupid things happen.
In other words, I generally keep my distance from mainstream political rallies. I’m sure this would do WONDERS to keep the suicidal maniac crowd in line though….
Several other creative amendments to Rep. King’s bill are here:
http://jeffreyquick.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/modest-proposal-of-amendment-to-peter-kings-bill/