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Boehner opposes gun-free zone measure
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- House Speaker John Boehner opposes a Gun Control bill proposed by a fellow Republicans in response to the Tucson shootings, his spokesman says. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee said Tuesday he would introduce Legislation forbidding anyone to carry Firearms within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. King said the Legislation is meant to protect the public as well as officials. "The fact is they do represent the people who elect them...

Say no to Rep. Kings proposed gun law
Well the usual over-reaction is under way after the Tucson shooting of Rep. Giffords.  I’ve mentioned the silly nonsense about a bill to ban “crosshairs” in Political Speech (which begs the question, what part of “Congress shall make no law” concerning Political Speech as laid out in the First Amendment).  But Rep. Pete King, a NY Republican, has decided that a “Gun Control” measure is what is necessary.  His solution? Rep. Peter King, a Republican fr

Peter King Unlikely to Get His Gun-Free Bubbles
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Republican congressman Peter King's proposed Legislation creating 1,000-foot no-gun zones around congressmen and other high-ranking federal officials doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Speaker John Boehner is flatly against it, and gun-control advocates don't expect any gun-control Legislation to be able to get through this Congress, much less one that, despite King's good intentions, would seemingly be impossible to implement. [Hill] ...

Speaker Boehner Rejects New Gun-Control Laws
Speaker Boehner said he will oppose the gun-control Legislation offered by Rep. Pater King (R-NY) following the Tucson shooting on Saturday. Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of ...

Boehner: No New Gun Control
The Hill reports: Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control Legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in response to the weekend shootings of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and 19 others in Arizona. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) announced plans Tuesday to introduce Legislation prohibiting people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. King, who has previously called for the removal of illegal guns from the streets, made the announceme...

NY Times: More Gun Control! John Boehner: “No”
Why, yes, the NY Times editorial board is still beating the anti-gun drum, in an attempt to make sure a good tragedy does not go to waste. After discussing Rep Peter King's silly notion of not allowing guns within 1,000 feet of politicians, something which criminals and wacko's would surely ignore, because they are criminals and wacko's, we are treated toRepresentative James Clyburn, a Democrat of South Carolina, said that lawmakers should no longer be treated like everyone else at airport secur...

Boehner sets 1000-foot perimeter around House to gun legislation
Don’t count the new leader of the House among supporters for Peter King’s new gun-restriction Legislation.  The Hill reports that John Boehner will oppose the bill, which creates a 1000-foot bubble around federal officeholders and judges in which Gun Possession would become a crime.  However, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is still reserving judgment (via Instapundit): Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is rejecting gun-control legislation offered by the chairman of the Homeland Se...

NY Congressman seeks to ban carrying a weapon near members of Congress
In the wake of last week’s tragic shooting in Tuscon last week Rep. Peter King (R - New York) says he plans to introduce Legislation to make carrying a weapon near a federal official a serious crime. King, the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says that the Legislation would make it a federal crime to knowingly carry a Handgun within 1,000 feet of a federal official.  The Long Island Congressman told Examiner.com that he wants to see passage of the bill exped...

Republican Introducing Strict Gun Control Bill
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. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these...

Not all NY politicians ready to support McCarthy's proposed ammo ban
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) won't be met with unanimous support for her proposal to ban high-capacity Firearms magazines. As we reported on Jan. 10, McCarthy, who represents New York's 4th District, plans to introduce Legislation this week that will ban assault weapon magazines like the ones used to kill six people and critically wound thirteen others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) on Saturday in Tucson. Rep. Michael Grimm, a freshman Republican representing New York's 13th...

Peter King: Both Sides to Blame for Inflamed Rhetoric
In a brief interview after his Gun Control Press Conference with Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, Long Island Congressman Peter King weighed in on the big question that has been dominating (Read more...) ...

Gun Control for Me, Not for Thee
Republican congressman Peter King is suddenly interested in Gun Control. Gun control, that is, for politicians. People like Peter King. The rest of you peons can take your chances. 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. ...

Mayor Bloomberg, Rep. King Take On Gun Laws
Mayor Bloomberg, with former NYPD officer Steven McDonald who was shot and is now paralyzed on the left and Rep. King on the right With the country still reeling from the apparent Assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, which left six dead and many others injured, outside a Tucson, AZ Supermarket, New York politicians have been speaking out about Gun Laws. Rep. Peter King (R-LI) announced that he would introduce a gun safety bill that would prohibit people from carrying a gun within...

Mike Bloomberg Rallies for Tighter Gun Control
​Following the shooting in Tucson on Saturday, Mayor Mike Bloomberg, along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Long Island Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), announced their support for strengthening national Gun Control laws at a City Hall Press Conference on Tuesday. Their proposal includes the appointment of a permanent head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) as well as "lengthening the amount of time that ex-drug users are prohibited from buying guns from one year to five...

Mike's Blog Roundup
Comments are restricted to Registered Users only. Has Rep. Peter King actually come up with a decent idea on Gun Control? Beck claims 'I don't use [violent Rhetoric] on or off the air': Oh really? How on-target was Homeland Security's right-wing Extremism bulletin? Very Beck claims 'I don't use [violent Rhetoric] on or off the air': Oh really? Anderson Cooper Brings on 'Left Behind' Actor Cameron to Discuss Bird and Fish Deaths in Arkansas -- Seriously? Anderson Cooper Brings on ...

Security tight as Obama flies into Tucson
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 January 2011 20.02 GMT Barack and Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence at the White House for the Victims of the shootings. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Security will be tight in Arizona tomorrow when Barack Obama flies in for a memorial service for the Victims of the weekend shooting rampage. Obama's address at the University of Arizona in Tucson comes against a backdrop of a nationwide debate about whether violent political Rhetoric contributed...

Pete King: We Need to Stop the Fear
Rep. Pete King thinks cops need the power to stop people carrying guns within 1,000 feet of federal officials because Americans are becoming afraid of listening to lawmakers in public. The powerful Long Island Republican who chairs the Homeland Security Committee thinks the Arizona shootings that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) with a bullet hole in her head have deeply chilled regular Americans. "I’ve gotten people saying, 'Hey, you’re a good guy -- do...

Creating Enmity With Words
No, this is not about the shootings in Tucson — at least, not in any direct sense. This is about Rep. Peter King (R-NY) accusing Muslim-Americans (all Muslim-Americans) of being uncooperative with anti-terrorism efforts, of being disloyal Americans and, in fact, of not being real Americans at all when it comes to defending the United States: Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has promised to launch a series of investigations of Muslim Americans be...

Protecting lawmakers: Arm them? Install shields?
(01-11) 16:18 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Several lawmakers defiantly vowed Tuesday to arm themselves after the shooting rampage in Arizona despite the Senate's top Law Enforcement officer's admonition that more guns would not be the answer. "It's not that I'm going to be like Wyatt Earp," declared Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who said he was re-applying for a state permit to carry a Concealed Weapon even if he didn't necessarily plan to carry the pistol to public events. In a Capitol already ringed...

GOPer Doesn't Want Guns Near Him
Bwahahahahahhha: The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Peter King, R-New York, announced today that he will introduce a bill that would ban knowingly carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials. ...

Republican Peter King Offers Sensible Gun Control Legislation
It’s pretty simple. No guns within 1000 feet of a federal politician. This means that those folks who feel the need to exercise their 2nd amendment rights won’t be allowed into political rallies any more. Good. The National Review asks King some leading questions… King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, acknowledges that his Legislation, if it had been on the books, might not have prevented the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D., Ariz.) and others. “...

Rep. King Explains His 'Thousand-Foot' Gun Restriction
After huddling with detectives and security experts over the weekend, Rep. Peter King, a Long Island Republican, decided to respond to the Tucson tragedy with a legislative proposal: make it illegal to carry a firearm within 1,000 feet of a federal official. In an interview with National Review Online, King explained his rationale and defended the measure’s constitutionality, calling it a “reasonable restriction.”  King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committe...

Did Palmetto State Armory Break Law in Ad for You Lie Assault Rifle Part?
In comments on a post I wrote in response to the Free Times story, I noted the presence of a seal in the photograph of Wilson and McCallum and wondered whether it is legal to use such a seal in an advertisement for a product, since it creates the impression of government Endorsement. Getting no response to the question, I then found the relevant law (scroll down to section 713). Looking carefully at the photograph (it is reproduced in my post from Tuesday night, Palmetto State Armory has pulled ...

Boehner Stymies Gun Reform
Wed Jan. 12, 2011 7:39 AM PST Gun Control advocates, stand down. That's the message being sent by newly engaveled House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who, The Hill reports, plans to reject the gun-control Legislation offered by Rep. Pete King (R-NY) in the wake of the Tucson massacre. King's bill would prevent people from carrying guns within 1,000 feet of members of Congress. A long-time proponent for stricter Gun Laws, King says his bill is meant to protect government officials and the publi...

Arizona passes funeral protection zones law
After the tragic and senseless massacre in Tucson this week, Fred Phelps and his despicable band at the Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to Protest at the Funerals of the six people murdered.  Arizona has acted to block those protests by passing a law creating “funeral protection zones” that bar political protests: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed emergency Legislation Tuesday establishing “funeral protection zones” to keep Protesters away from the memorial services for t