Littering the Road With Discarded Guns
Lautenberg's position on the Second Amendment is pretty clear. He raises the issue here because he wants the Feds to usurp the right of the state of Georgia to administer Atlanta-Hartfield Airport.
Does he really think that currently, in the absence of a new Georgia authorization, that concealed carry permit holders are not already carrying firearms into stores, malls, restaurants, and, yes, airports? In Texas, the law is pretty clear regarding the posting requirements to prohibit CHL holders from exercising their license on a property. Most of the signs you see specify "unlicensed" firearms or they are non-compliant with state law. Georgia may be different, but I doubt it.
So, if you aren't planning to go through TSA check points into the secure area, I would be willing to bet that there are people around you legally exercising their rights. The carnage is somehow still in abeyance.
Does he really think that someone intending to cause mayhem with a firearm is going to be deterred by a statute saying that an area is off-limits for firearms? Should he be allowed out by himself without a baby-sitter?
But, I particularly like this warning of consequences:
“The greatest concern is when you’re taking someone to the airport, that you not have to roll down your window and throw out your gun when you get close,” said Representative Katie Dempsey.
I suspect Katie has been forced to take violent evasive action on the approach roads to the airport to avoid the many discarded firearms in the right of way.
The arguments are typically ludicrous.
I'm a great believer that I am free to act unless specifically and clearly prohibited from action. I do not consider myself restricted to only those acts which the government specifically authorizes. The difference in perspective is very basic to the concept of liberty.
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