...Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.), (click title to entry - thank you) chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said Tuesday that he'd introduce a new bill that bars anyone from carrying a gun within 1,000 feet of a federal official.
He believes the legislation could have prevented the Jan. 8 Arizona shootings that killed six and injured more than a dozen people, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for Rep. Cantor told the Daily News majority leader is against the proposed legislation.
"The proposal wouldn't have prevented this tragedy, or other mentally unstable individuals or criminals from committing horrific acts," said Dayspring.
Boehner's spokesman, Michael Steel, told The Hill that the speaker, too, was against the measure....
Representative King's bill would have an effect, BUT, it requires security personnel to be in attendance at every rally where elected government representatives appeared. If there isn't ENFORCEMENT 'on site' it isn't going to mean much.
So, the 'idea' of small government and reducing essential services to people including police and firemen isn't important to House Repuglicans. I doubt anyone in the Senate Republican chambers care about the topic much either.
The House wants to get on with its political agenda of bashing President Obama and all the other mess they value. Don't expect 'reason' to come out of anything the House does. It won't happen. Not this year or next.
