http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/may/8/house-vote-trayvon-amendment/
Dumb shit dems hoping to ring in their base. Probably will rally the conservatives more than anything.
House is looking to pass an amendment to stop funding to states that have “stand your ground” laws. Funny, they cited that there have been more “killings” for self-defense since the law has been passed in Florida. Is that a bad thing?
“Deaths due to self-defense have tripled” so…rape, rob and kill thousands of innocent people, or shoot (yes, thousands) of very guilty violent parasitic criminal thugs?
Isn’t “Deaths due to self defense” tripling kind of the central theme of the law? Isn’t the objective that criminals die and innocent people live?
Or was the law supposed to just scare off criminals who take the time to read laws, and not ever actually be put into practice? If that’s the theory, then why not make it publicly aware that committing crimes gives you AIDS and 15 forms of cancer, and will cause your house to burn down while you’re inside?
Some dumbasses…
So now I dont have the right to defend my self but they have the right to kill me great just great:help:
This whole idea gives me heart burn and makes me grind my teeth.
This passes and I’m expatriating
Everyday on my way home from work, I pass a sign that says----‘Welcome to the Land of Lincoln.’ :meeting: So…welcome to my world
I can’t wait till they propose removing guns from PDs. “Too many shooting deaths involved in bank robberies”
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I honestly realize that. In reality I will probably just walk into the ocean and not return. Hopefully there’s such a thing as a 2nd amendment in devil’s reef.
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Or charged as an accomplice to ________. (insert crime)
Then hanged.
I wouldn’t bet anything important on this not getting support.
All they need to do is call it Trayvon’s Law and every retard in the country will line up to support it.
Welcome to a “May Issue”/“No Issue” state lol
Every single law on the books named after a dead person who is perceived to be some sort of victim of circumstances or perceived injustice is a bad law. I can’t think of any exceptions.
Awesome.
From the linked article:
“Shoot-first’ laws have already cost too many lives. In Florida alone, deaths due to self-defense have tripled since the law was enacted. Federal money shouldn’t be spent supporting states with laws that endanger their own people,” said Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona and Keith Ellison of Minnesota, the two Democrats who are offering the legislation. “This is no different than withholding transportation funds from states that don’t enforce seat-belt laws.”
Doesn’t AZ have a Stand your ground law? Yep!
“The research shows that states adopting “Stand Your Ground”/“Castle doctrine” laws reduced murder rates by 9 percent and overall violent crime by 11 percent, and that occurs even after accounting for a range of other factors such as national crime trends, law enforcement variables…”
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law
Guess Mr. Grijalva needs to be re-educated… or maybe just tossed out of office!
You know, I am glad they are trying this. This tactic can be turned againt them too!
Imagine if we witheld funds to states like Cali and NY with atrocious gun laws?
Gee libtards! Thanks for the great idea!!!
The tactic works very well, if it can get traction for support. It’s why every state has a 21+ drinking law. The feds threatened states by withholding road funding so they coerced all 50 to raise drinking ages to 21. Everyone gave in.
As much as I’d be amused to do the reversal and punish idiotic states for idiotic laws, it goes against the spirit of the Constitution to use the coercive powers of a federal government to force states into doing things that are up to the states to decide.
Grijalva’s been a douche for years. He’s the guy who called for a boycott of his own state after we passed SB1070. He called for gun control after Giffords was shot. He’s basically a MEChA/La Raza pawn and little else.
As for laws named after victims, I generally agree, though I think the law banning firing up in the air is a rare exception. Wasn’t that “Shannon’s Law” or some such?
Yep. Hard cases make bad law. Making laws as an emotional reaction to a tragedy usually results in overreacting and simply in the end restricting liberty.
Disgusting.
Regarding expratiation—sounds like the best place would be to go to a place with a lot of grey area, but that’s a double edged sword.