Kannapolis to limit handguns in parks

[SecularMotion]

KANNAPOLIS - The N.C. General Assembly voted last year to widen concealed-carry permit holders' rights to bring firearms to public places, including city and state parks.

Now, Kannapolis has joined other cities in limiting where those concealed handguns may be carried.

The Kannapolis City Council unanimously approved a proposed ordinance presented by city staff members earlier this week.

Under the new law, concealed-carry firearms are banned anywhere within 20 feet of certain "recreational areas," as defined under state law.

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/091512-kannapolis-handguns-lim

[ileus]

2. Sad to see people forced to abandon their PSDs.

Sounds like the people need to make their voice known the desire of a few shouldn't override the people's safety.

[SecularMotion]

3. I agree

The desire of a few to carry guns in public shouldn't override the people's safety.

[PavePusher]

4. And it doesn't.

Unless you have stats that say otherwise....

[bongbong]

5. Have pity on the gun-lovers

They're Delicate Flowers who need guns to feel safe in public.

[Reasonable_Argument]

6. Actually I reserve my pity for people like you

So afraid of weapons and yet utterly dependent on those who carry them to protect you. It would be amusing if it wasn't so sad.

[bongbong]

7. Project much?

> So afraid of weapons

Yawn. If I was scared, I'd have a gun! But only the "tough" (read: scared to venture anywhere without protection) Delicate Flowers have them, and the "wimpy, scared" (read: brave enough to not need a gun) Liberals see no need to carry them around.

[Reasonable_Argument]

8. Project much?

No, but it seems to be a hobby of yours. Also, you mistake fear for caution and the desire not to be dependent on others. Well actually you're trolling but for the sake of argument.... You will never get a rise out of me btw

I enjoy your posts and wish you'd post more often. I cannot think of a better spokesmen for your cause.

[bongbong]

10. Logic, try it sometime

> No, but it seems to be a hobby of yours.

I'm not the one so scared of everyday life that I need a gun to feel safe! Super-obvious, but then, Delicate Flowers are indeed delicate.

[ileus]

9. This liberal does...I value life and protect it.

I love my family too much to be careless with my safety and theirs.

I carry because I care...how much more progressive can one get.

[rl6214]

11. Why would you have a gun if you were afraid of them?

You're not very good at this.

bongbong

7. Project much?

> So afraid of weapons

Yawn. If I was scared, I'd have a gun!

[bongbong]

13. LOL

> Why would you have a gun if you were afraid of them?

Delicate Flowers say they have guns to guard against guns. They love the NRA Talking Point (AKA Big Lie) that if more people had guns, massacres and murders of the public by other Delicate Flowers could be stopped!

Hilarious how the spin from the Delicate Flowers is, like, the exact opposite of logical.

[4th law of robotics]

15. Could you provide evidence that this park is less safe as a result of those people?

You can't throw around public safety like it's a magical spell.

You ought to be willing to provide evidence to back such a claim.

Because public safety has been used as justification for a lot of things. Like clean water (good) and rounding ethnic Japanese in to concentration camps (bad), mass immunizations (good) and the Tuskegee experiments (bad).

Provide evidence that this is one of the good ones and not one of the hysterical responses based on ignorance and fear.

[slackmaster]

12. I wonder what our resident drunk driver will have to say about this

[trouble.smith]

14. sounds like some more city governments need to learn their place.

i.e. subservient to the state government.