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Escambia Commission To Affirm Support For Gun Rights
February 21, 2013
Amidst calls for stricter gun control laws, the Escambia County Commission will consider a resolution speaking out in favor of gun rights.
The resolution states “That the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners hereby affirms its commitment to the oath of office taken by each commissioner and to the Constitutions of the State of Florida and the United States, including its commitment to the Second Amendment.”
The resolution, proposed by Commissioner Wilson Robertson, will be up for consideration during the commission’s next regular meeting tonight.
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10 Responses to “Escambia Commission To Affirm Support For Gun Rights”
Im so glad to hear this and that people are standing up to the govt. for our rights. Mental illness is the problem and needs attention not taking away our guns so we cant protect ourselves. Im a woman and own several guns and I feel safe in my home. Any cop will tell u to arm yourself because it can take some long minutes for them to get there to help u and by then it could be too late. The day the govt thinks they will take away our guns there will be a civil war!
Yes they need to stand up for our second admindment rights! But on the other hand criminals need to held accountable for there actions !
And there is the problem people!!
They can make all the gun laws they want to, and who do they effect? Only the law abiding citizens that obey them!!
I once posed a question on another thread on this sight, asking a “pro gun control advocate” what he would do if 2 people did a home invasion on his house, with one carrying a large military knife, and the other a sawed off shotgun.
His response was, with gun laws, I wouldn’t have to worry about someone having that shotgun.
That’s the problem with these “pro gun control” people! They think if someone breaks into your house with a gun, you can say, “Hey buddy, having that gun is illegal” and they will respond, “Oh, my bad pal!” and put it down.
Sheesh!
Good going Commish’s. Please follow through.
I hope every one of the county Commissioners , have a very firm understanding of the 2nd Amendment , and the part that states (shall not be infringed upon ). It is sad that we must now take steps to ensure that our rights are protected from those who would wish to disarm us. All the new laws in the world will not stop some one who is committed to breaking our laws.
With all this “GUN CONTROL” talk, I haven’t heard one politician say how they plan to take the guns from criminals, just law abiding citizens. Perhaps this is a start.
I for one am firmly behind the introduction of the resolution! I left Maryland and came to Florida partially because of the local attitude about firearms; Maryland can put tight controls on them while the murder rate in Baltimore is astronomical. What makes the politicians think that banning guns will affect the murder rate, the last time that I looked murder was illegal in all 50 states, but it still happens every day. Like the old saw says “what do you do when you only have seconds to react and the police are minutes away?”
…what Jane said above^
Thankfully, there is common sense down here. Protect the 2nd!
Standing up for our 2nd Amendment rights is a good thing…Hitler said if you ” want to take over a country, first disarm the citizens, then control the food source”.