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[noonebil]

TELL US: Should gun bill be vetoed?


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 05/01/08

Each week NorthWest Opinions asks readers to comment on a topic in the news. This week's question is:

What do you think about the decision to allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms in parks, on public transportation and in restaurants that serve alcohol?

Background: A bill passed by the Legislature to allow licensed gun owners to carry concealed firearms in parks, on public transportation and in booze-serving restaurants is prompting a storm of protest. ("Atlanta mayor, others call for gun bill veto," AJC Metro, April 25.)

MARTA bus drivers have more than 1,000 signatures on a petition demanding bulletproof shields should Gov. Sonny Perdue sign House Bill 89 into law. The Georgia Restaurant Association, wondering how waiters and waitresses are to keep patrons who are packing from drinking, is prepared to go to court.

Supporters of the bill say people should be able to protect themselves.

State Rep. Tim Bearden (R-Villa Rica), the bill's sponsor and a former police officer, said law enforcement can't offer enough protection.

"They [police officers] cannot protect you in Atlanta. They never have," Bearden said. "I don't like the idea of the police telling you: 'Get mugged, get raped, get murdered. We'll come by, take the report, or send flowers.' That's the wrong message."

Should Perdue veto the bill? Or should it become law? Please send comments to Northwest Opinions editor Carla Caldwell at [e-mail]

[Shorthair]

Here is what I sent Ms. Caldwell:

Thanks for seeking our input on this legislation. I fully support this legislation. I wish we could afford to have armed law enforcement on every corner and in every business but we can't. The next best thing is to have the citizens armed as Thomas Jefferson envisioned.

[hunt4fun1]

May 6, 2008 7:46:13 GMT -5 noonebil said:

"They [police officers] cannot protect you in Atlanta. They never have," Bearden said. "I don't like the idea of the police telling you: 'Get mugged, get raped, get murdered. We'll come by, take the report, or send flowers.' That's the wrong message."

It is NOT the responsibility of the police to protect yourself. That's the individuals responsibility.

I'll send something as well.