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NRA pushes a bill that would ban lobbying
This is rich. The NRA in KS is promoting a bill that bans state money used for lobbying against legal products. Obviously, they are trying to ban lobbying against guns.
But abortion is also legal. Hmmmm.
There is discussion that this would also perhaps ban public employees from voting.
Just crazy. But that's what we've come to expect from the nutjobs in the KS legislature.
Members of the National Rifle Association and the Kansas State Rifle Association lined up in support of a bill Wednesday that would bar state money from going to lobby against "legal products." But a Democratic senator and a representative of the American Cancer Society say the bill would also scuttle anti-smoking campaigns and other proven public health programs.
Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City, said the intent may be to pre-empt gun control, but he feared it would require the state to "stop doing what has already been working well" in advocating against tobacco use and alcohol abuse.
“I am concerned about making sure we keep certain legal products out of the hands of children,” Haley said.
NRA spokesman Brent Gardner told Haley that state funds could still go to programs that fight underage drinking and smoking, because those activities are illegal.
But Chris Masoner, of the American Cancer Society, said it would still put a screeching halt to a number of programs, including smoking cessation campaigns run by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
more ... http://cjonline.com/news/2013-02-06/nra-backed-bill-would-restrict-anti-smoking-programs
Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City, said the intent may be to pre-empt gun control, but he feared it would require the state to "stop doing what has already been working well" in advocating against tobacco use and alcohol abuse.
“I am concerned about making sure we keep certain legal products out of the hands of children,” Haley said.
NRA spokesman Brent Gardner told Haley that state funds could still go to programs that fight underage drinking and smoking, because those activities are illegal.
But Chris Masoner, of the American Cancer Society, said it would still put a screeching halt to a number of programs, including smoking cessation campaigns run by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
more ... http://cjonline.com/news/2013-02-06/nra-backed-bill-would-restrict-anti-smoking-programs
