“I think it’s incredibly shortsighted for so many people who are not even elected by the public to bring guns into the Capitol, (especially) so many people who often are immature and feel very passionate about their positions,” said Rep. Mary Still, a Columbia Democrat who voted against the bill.
So Rep. Still, apparently, believes that the lives of elected officials are more worth defending than the lives of lesser mortals. Personally, I have my own misgivings about such legislation, but they're a bit different from Rep. Still's. I wonder why any citizen, including those who have no professional connection to the state government, should be deprived of the means of self-defense. [More]
That's today's St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner. Hope you consider it worth your time.
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