Conservatives Take Aim At Bush-Backed Gun Law

:wow: :wow: Admittedly, I'm not into guns, but this astounds me.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/18/bush-gun-free-schools/


Conservatives Take Aim At Bush-Backed Gun Law

In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, many conservatives have suggested that the shooting spree highlights the need for more guns in schools. Specifically, there has been a call by some on the right for “an immediate end” to the Gun Free School Zones Act, which prohibits the possession of a firearm in a school zone.

Michelle Malkin: “Enough is enough, indeed. Enough of intellectual disarmament. Enough of physical disarmament. You want a safer campus? It begins with renewing a culture of self-defense — mind, spirit and body. It begins with two words: Fight back.“

Earlier this week, Fox News’ John Gibson and Andrew Napolitano suggested that Virginia had dropped the ball by not allowing students to carry guns on campus:

GIBSON: So, theoretically, in this lecture hall where all 31 were killed, there could have been someone with a carry permit carrying their gun to shoot the shooter?

NAPOLITANO: No, because the same people that just dropped the ball, as Bo just described, that allowed 32 additional people to die, also said: “Virginia lets you carry a gun at a gas station or a bank or a stadium, but not on a college campus, where you may protect kids.”

At today’s White House press briefing, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino temporarily quieted the critics, reminding them, “As governor , he supported weapons-free school zones.” Watch it at link:

In the 2000 presidential debates, Bush said, “ says we ought to have gun-free schools. Everybody believes that. I’m sure every state in the union’s got them. You can’t carry a gun into a school.”

Transcript:

QUESTION: What does the president think of the gun control rule which prohibited guns on the campus of Virginia Tech?

PERINO: I haven’t spoken to him about that specifically. I do know, as governor, he supported weapons-free school zones.

QUESTION: He supported…

PERINO: When he was governor of Texas, yes.

QUESTION: And he thinks that this was effective at Virginia Tech?

PERINO: I’m not going to comment about that.

We die.

So I apologize in advance. But with regards to the comments of Malkin, et al, I have to say that, in my opinion, anyone who goes around recommending ass-kicking as a means to solve problems probably never actually had their ass kicked. If so, they'd realize what an awful reality it truly is.

from what i've heard.