Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) calls for ban on guns near Obama

babylonsister

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:11 PM
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) calls for ban on guns near Obama

D.C. delegate calls for ban on guns near Obama
By Jordy Yager
Posted: 08/19/09 05:51 PM

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) called on the Homeland Security Department and the U.S. Secret Service on Wednesday to provide tighter restrictions on citizens carrying weapons, openly or concealed, while in the vicinity of President Barack Obama.

Norton, who sits on the Homeland Security Committee, made the request after numerous news reports have shown groups of people brandishing firearms while outside of events held by Obama over the past several weeks.

�It is clear that if the Secret Service can temporarily clear all aircraft from air space when the president is in the vicinity, the agency has the authority to clear guns on the ground that are even closer to the President,� Norton said.

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�Law enforcement has to keep an eye on these people,� said Paul Helmke, president of the group. �So the more people {who} carry guns, the more people you need to keep an eye on them, which stretches limited resources further. You get an event like in Phoenix with maybe 12 or 13 people, what if at the next event there are 100? And when you take the law enforcement resources away, that makes the president more vulnerable.�

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/d.c.-delegate-calls-for-ban-on-guns-near-obama-2009-08-19.html

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vaberella

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:12 PM
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1. Finally a Dem has stepped forth. This shit is out of control. I wouldn't that be in a bill.

Edited on Wed Aug-19-09 08:13 PM by vaberella

When you are near the President loaded guns are taken away.

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babylonsister

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:24 PM
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6. As Bill Maher said, "If you can't carry to see Micky Mouse, then you can't carry to see the POTUS."

So simple.

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mascarax

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:47 PM
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12. Good point - and thanks, Del. Holmes Norton

Enough is enough.
I think Rush, Glenn, Hannity, et al actually WANT someone to take a shot.
Someone is going to get hurt or killed. It might not be the intended target, but this is building.

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SoFlaJet

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:13 PM
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2. Or pull a Bush

and expand the perimeter and put them in caged "Freedom Zones" a mile away-you know like they did to us when we protested the run up to war.

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valerief

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:13 PM
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3. I'm glad someone in Congress is thinking. nt

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onehandle

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:15 PM
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4. Screw that! I want these nuts to show up for every Obama event.

Let them look like the racist crazies they are.

Keep the GOP a fringe group.

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doc03

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:21 PM
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5. One of those racist crazies will try and

shoot the President it's just a matter of time and opportunity. Just because you are crazy doesn't mean you aren't dangerous as hell.

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polichick

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:35 PM
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9. +1

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Adelante

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:29 PM
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7. Finally somebody's thinking straight nt

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Metta

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:34 PM
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8. These people are unhinged and thrive on intimidation. How long before someone is killed?

These are the same people who planned to bomb federal buildings in the '90s. Ernest Hancock and company.

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Cha

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:39 PM
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10. Thank you, Eleanor Holmes..it needs

to be addressed before some idiot tries to be a hero for limpbaugh.

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Paladin

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:39 PM
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11. Thank You, Delegate Norton.

100 or more armed, right-wing goons in close proximity to President Obama? That's exactly where things are headed, and it's absolutely insane. As if a 9mm pistol strapped to your hip has fuck-all to do with national health care policy.....

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Wed Aug-19-09 08:49 PM
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13. good.

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