Ron Paul introduces HR 2613 to Repeal the GFSZA

[Southwest Chuck]

One of the fine folks over at the MD Shooters 2A Forum Posted this today:

Representative Ron Paul from Texas introduced HR 2613 on July 21, 2011. If passed, it would completely repeal the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act. As you know, the Fed GFSZA effectively prohibits all forms of unlicensed carry, and does not recognize concealed carry reciprocity agreements between states. It is currently a federal felony for any person to travel armed on public sidewalks, roads, or highways which pass within 1000 feet of any K-12 school's property line, unless they have a CCW physically issued by the state that school is in. The vast number of schools in developed areas effectively turns them into giant gun free zones. This bill would fix the problem! PLEASE contact your representatives and urge them to support HR 2613.


H.R. 2613: To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (GovTrack.us) (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-2613)
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I think we all need to support this and call our representatives and urge them to support and/or co-sponsor this bill.

[Yugo]

will be calling soon.

[safewaysecurity]

No point in me calling Garamendi represents my district

[sholling]

I'll call Congressman Jerry Lewis on Monday.

[Blackhawk556]

Do you think Obama will sign this?

[safewaysecurity]

Do you think Obama will sign this?

HEEEEYELLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. But maybe if it was part of another bill. Maybe they could include it with HR 822 in the debt ceiling raise

[Maestro Pistolero]

As much as I agree with it, this doesn't strike me as the best move for a presidential candidate.

[VegasND]

I hope this passes.

[Yugo]

+1 on the hope but for the most part, most of us are realists and this does NOT sound realistic living in todays socialist state.

[The Shadow]

That's great, but will it have any effect on 626.9 ? Probably not.

[Connor P Price]

Gun Free School Zone- actually sounds pretty good right? It would be nice if our nations schools were free of violence from guns. That's exactly the amount of critical thinking you will get from the average congressperson and average voter.

They will never think about it on a deep enough level to realize that it effectively bans carry in entire urban areas, they'll never realize that it does nothing to protect children and if anything puts them in greater danger. The GFSZ will have to go down through the courts.

[FatalKitty]

all the GFSZA does is change the expression from "fish in a barrel" to "kids in a schoolyard"

[rivraton]

HEEEEYELLL NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. But maybe if it was part of another bill. Maybe they could include it with HR 822 in the debt ceiling raise

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How about sticking Federal Constitutional Carry in there!

[htjyang]

our recently departed member to denote anything intended to create a lot of noise but whose results are likely to be negative.

First, as anyone with the weakest link to reality realizes, this legislation, even if it passes the House, has no chance of passing the Senate, much less be signed into law.

Second, I can hear the Democratic propaganda already:

At a time when the country faces bankruptcy, when seniors may starve because House Republicans refuse to send them their Social Security checks, the Republicans have introduced legislation to allow heavily armed criminals into our schools....

In other words, this sounds like exactly the kind of thing a libertarian presidential candidate desperate to attract his usual 0.5% of the popular vote is likely to engage in.

There are far more important and realistic things for 2nd Amendment-supporting Congressmen to vote for. National carry reciprocity easily comes to mind. There may come a time when the nation (though more likely, the courts) is ready to repeal legislation like the GFSZA. This is not the time, and pro-2nd Amendment Congressmen should not waste their political capital on this stunt.

[jl123]

our recently departed member to denote anything intended to create a lot of noise but whose results are likely to be negative.

First, as anyone with the weakest link to reality realizes, this legislation, even if it passes the House, has no chance of passing the Senate, much less be signed into law.

Second, I can hear the Democratic propaganda already:



In other words, this sounds like exactly the kind of thing a libertarian presidential candidate desperate to attract his usual 0.5% of the popular vote is likely to engage in.

There are far more important and realistic things for 2nd Amendment-supporting Congressmen to vote for. National carry reciprocity easily comes to mind. There may come a time when the nation (though more likely, the courts) is ready to repeal legislation like the GFSZA. This is not the time, and pro-2nd Amendment Congressmen should not waste their political capital on this stunt.

He's running as a Republican...not a Libertarian........just like last time.