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Originally Posted by Highwayman  So when it comes up for a second time this year, and we can bet it will, is it a knee-jerk reaction or the revisiting of an old topic with a new perspective? |
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NASHVILLE - In a surprise move, a House panel voted Wednesday to repeal a state law that forbids the carrying of handguns on property and buildings owned by state, county and city governments - including parks and playgrounds.
"I think the recent Virginia disaster - or catastrophe or nightmare or whatever you want to call it - has woken up a lot of people to the need for having guns available to law-abiding citizens," said Rep. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains. "I hope that is what this vote reflects."
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Come one, highway. They changed the law two days after the event. One rep specifically cited the VT massacre as the reason he felt it passed. You're telling me that this isn't a knee-jerk decision?