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Bang / Guns Title: Peter King, Leading Republican, To Introduce Strict Gun-Control Legislation Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the congressman's intentions. King is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The proposed law follows the Saturday shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and a federal judge that left six dead, including the judge, and 14 wounded. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most outspoken gun-control advocates, is backing King's measure and is expected to put the weight of his pro-gun-control organization behind it. "Yesterday everyone here joined in observing a moment of silence on behalf of the victims of the shooting, and today we come together to speak up for ways to prevent tragedies like this from occurring in the future, by adopting common-sense fixes to some of our broken gun laws," Bloomberg said Tuesday. "Civil debate is important, and I've long spoken out in favor of more cooperation and less antagonism, but I think it's true that the more we learn, the more it becomes clear that this case is fundamentally about a mentally ill drug abuser who had access to guns and shouldn't have." A spokesman for King wasn't immediately available for comment. In 2009, Bloomberg's pro-gun-control organization specified 40 ways President Obama could rein in illegal gun use without passing any new legislation. At a press event in Manhattan on Tuesday, Bloomberg added three steps to the list, including revamping the system of federal background checks on gun buyers, sharing information between gun background check databases, and appointing a head of the federal law enforcement agency responsible for controlling gun crime, which has operated without a director for almost five years. "We simply can't afford to have ATF at less than full strength when so many gun murders are occurring," said Bloomberg. Ryan Grim Ryan Grim ryan@huffingtonpost.com | HuffPost Reporting Become a Fan Get Email Alerts from this Reporter Lucia Graves Lucia Graves lucia.graves@gmail.com | HuffPost Reporting Become a Fan Get Email Alerts from this Reporter Peter King, Leading Republican, To Introduce Strict Gun-Control Legislation First Posted: 01/11/11 10:47 AM Updated: 01/11/11 12:24 PM What's Your Reaction? digg facebook Twitter stumble reddit del.ico.us Important Funny Typical Scary Outrageous Amazing Innovative Finally Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords Shooting, Giffords, Peter King, Peter King Gun Control, Politics News share this story 685 2,409views 27 2,444 Peter King Get Politics Alerts * Email * Comments 2,346 Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the congressman's intentions. King is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The proposed law follows the Saturday shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and a federal judge that left six dead, including the judge, and 14 wounded. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most outspoken gun-control advocates, is backing King's measure and is expected to put the weight of his pro-gun-control organization behind it. "Yesterday everyone here joined in observing a moment of silence on behalf of the victims of the shooting, and today we come together to speak up for ways to prevent tragedies like this from occurring in the future, by adopting common-sense fixes to some of our broken gun laws," Bloomberg said Tuesday. "Civil debate is important, and I've long spoken out in favor of more cooperation and less antagonism, but I think it's true that the more we learn, the more it becomes clear that this case is fundamentally about a mentally ill drug abuser who had access to guns and shouldn't have." A spokesman for King wasn't immediately available for comment. In 2009, Bloomberg's pro-gun-control organization specified 40 ways President Obama could rein in illegal gun use without passing any new legislation. At a press event in Manhattan on Tuesday, Bloomberg added three steps to the list, including revamping the system of federal background checks on gun buyers, sharing information between gun background check databases, and appointing a head of the federal law enforcement agency responsible for controlling gun crime, which has operated without a director for almost five years. "We simply can't afford to have ATF at less than full strength when so many gun murders are occurring," said Bloomberg. Story continues below Advertisement It is already illegal in the U.S. to carry a gun within 1,000 feet of a school. King's legislation to make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun within 1,000 feet of the president, vice president, members of Congress or judges of the Federal Judiciary, would offer government officials the same protection.
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#2. To: Brian S (#0)
Nutcases don't count the the number of feet from their intended victims. The law won't do a thing other than offer the publick a sense that the government is doing something.
#3. To: buckeroo (#2)
I agree. Gun control legislation is not the answer to this problem. Muzzling the "don't retreat, reload" rhetoric of Mamma Grisly or boycotting FAUX news is a better way to deal with this.
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