GOP congressman wants to ban 2nd Amendment around government officials

(Huffington Post) - Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, is planning to introduce legislation that would make it illegal to bring a gun within 1,000 feet of a government official, according to a person familiar with the congressman's intentions.

King is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The proposed law follows the Saturday shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and a federal judge that left six dead, including the judge, and 14 wounded.

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Lifestyles of the ruling class

The country has fallen on hard times. People are out of work, struggling to make ends meet. Yet members of America's ruling class seem to be doing just fine.

First Lady Michelle Obama is off cavorting at a lavish Spanish resort, spending your tax dollars to support a foreign economy. But, hey. Isn't that exactly the kind of "change" we expected?

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