Re: Guns at Atlanta airportIn article
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Vegasdawg51s@yahoo,com wrote:
> On Jul 2, 3:54 pm, northt...@yahoo,com wrote:
> > A new GA law allows people with concealed weapons permits to carry
> > guns on public transportation, in parks and restaurants that serve
> > alcohol. All these places were illegal for guns before July 1
> > 2008.However the mayor of Atlanta says anyone bringing a gun to the
> > Atlanta aiport will be arrested. GaCarry.org has filed a suit against
> > the mayor to stop her from baning guns at the airport. Everyone agrees
> > it's still illegal to have guns in the secure area.You can read about
> > this case at GaCarry.org I think having people with concealed weapons
> > permits carrying guns at the airport would be a deterent to terrorism
> > and make people changing planes to go to Vegas safer. Ronald
> > Emerson.
>
> A letter writer to the Atlanta Journal Constitution said that if the
> ACLU realy cares about constutional rights they should support the
> right to carry guns at the airport. Andrew in Alabama should get
> invoved in this case because there is no other lawyer of his calaber.
> Of course they should have more dogs like me at the airports to snif
> for bombs. Foxie Emerson.
The 2nd Amendment involves gun ownership, not gun use. There's nothing
in the Constitution that prevents reasonable government restrictions on
how guns can be used. The Supreme Court's recent decision that struck
down Washington DC's concealed gun carry ban agreed with that viewpoint.
The ACLU won't get involved because there is clearly no constitutional
issue with banning people from carrying guns at an airport. And why
anyone other then cops and TSA agents would need to carry a gun at an
airport is beyond me.