IS IT TRUE that SB Bill 292 if passed will bar local governmental units from passing any gun laws? ….as currently written, they would not be able to stop people from bringing guns in public meetings as long as the person conceals their gun? ….. SB Bill 506 is now on second reading? ….that this proposed bill will let anyone to carry a gun without a permit under certain conditions? ….. that SB Bill 411 makes it illegal for employers to ask employees about guns they might have on the company’s property? ….that this bill has already passed the Indiana Senate? ….if any of these Indiana Senate Bills concern you then contact your elected officials in Indy?
IS IT TRUE that you can contact your appropriate legislator through the following link.
This is truly scarey and totally uncalled for. Who comes up with these ideas? Is this the type of work that legislators believe will bring new businesses to Indiana, that will present our state in the best light, that will provide a safe environment for our citizens? When will people learn that guns do not solve problems? That in fact they often are the problem? This may be the last straw for our family remaining here in the state that has always been our home. We do not chose to tolerate such blatant fear tactics. Trouble is we may not be able to afford to move. I will be contacting our representatives. I hope sanity prevails. I bet that we will all hear that this is supported by a bunch of “Christians”. What a joke! Do unto others, love your neighbor as yourself, and shoot to kill. This is the loud minority that attempts to control the rest of us. Let’s not let such fearful, ignorant people make decisions for the thinking majority.
Since when did “good public policy” involve pushing smoking bans and gun control…
Is this the good policy, Egyptian dictator style?
Huffington post style?
Where in the article did you see anything that makes you think that we do not support the 2nd amendment?
Maybe it was the Yosemite Sam cartoon?
I didn’t say you don’t support the 2nd amendment.
(You didn’t believe me that the smoking ban was a total waste of legislative time and effort, I have no reason to believe you would agree with me here with the same conclusion.)
I still didn’t get much of an idea about what the bill is even about or in response to. But I trust 90% of the population would react to your words like 292, with fear.
The “is it true” is great, but for a gun control topic that has not been covered at length yet. Sending voters to links to contact their legislators, after they just read a paragraph that ended each sentence with a question marks… ?
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Laws that comprehensively guarantee smokefree workplaces will improve the general health of the population, lower the smoking rates, and will ultimately lower health insurance premiums and public health costs. That has been the case in every state that has had the courage to do this right. Completely agree with your assertion that the watered down bill that the State of Indiana has put forward only serves to allow them to say they did something but will make little difference.
That smoking ban decision all depends on how you value the freedom we sell, to potentially get the promised lower rates.
Well I have never smoked but have observed the negative effects of both smoking and 2nd hand smoke. I also lived in California when it went non-smoking in 1988 and have seen the positive things that happen from restricting smoking to private homes. I have never considered smoking to be a fundamental freedom granted by the constitution so I do not relate to selling any freedom by restricting smoking. You may find it interesting that I support nearly every freedom possible in the confines of ones own home.
I don’t smoke either, but your argument “won”, I lost…
I think we’re sliding down the slippery slope, but you think this is a net gain.
It’s not some fundamental constitutional individual freedom. It’s another micro-management of business owners. This adds one more deadweight cost to business, one more mandatory sign to buy and put up. Like we all need one more reason to be uncertain starting a business… not knowing from day to day which rules you’ll need to obey.
I don’t take issue with the potential benefits. I just find that white washing any downside of laws, a precursor to bad public policy.
We disagree.
Eville Taxpayer — My reaction was not fear. It was disgust. People who feel a need to carry a gun everywhere all the time are usually the fearful extreme right. And usually anything extreme “right” or “left” is not a good place for sound policy to come from. Unfortunately that is exactly what I am seeing from Indianapolis and Washington DC now, on several issues. By the way Joe, I am right there with you seeing a very big need for a comprehensive smoking ban. Thus far, it seems that our estemed law-makers, both local and state level, do not have the anatomy to handle the job. Seems Indiana will say go ahead and carry as many guns as you want anywhere you want, and but won’t say keep your cigs at home. At least a bullet to the heart is a quick death. Smoking provides a prolonged and agonizing wasting away. We seem to be worried about issues (guns and cigarettes) that only hurt not enhance the lives of anyone. Why people fight so hard to keep negatives I will never understand.
Forgive me for misinterpreting:
-“This is truly scarey and totally uncalled for.”
-“This may be the last straw for our family remaining here in the state that has always been our home.”
-“Do unto others, love your neighbor as yourself, and shoot to kill.”
Tomes said Senate Bill 292 would prohibit local government bodies from enacting stricter gun laws than firearms regulations already set by the state.
“Currently, Indiana is a patchwork quilt of gun laws, allowing for potential confusion among Hoosiers,†Tomes said. “This bill makes it possible for firearms owners, law enforcement, gun dealers and collectors to have a fair and consistent code of regulations applicable throughout the entire state.â€
Tomes’ legislation would exempt courthouses and allow local judges to use their discretion at such a venue. Tomes said the idea for this bill came after learning of several local government entities trying to enact and enforce their own firearms restrictions. Officials in Elkhart, Gibson, Vanderburgh and other counties have attempted to adopt ordinances prohibiting firearms on county-owned or county-leased properties.
“Some regulations put into place by local governments may be contrary to state law, putting the rights of licensed gun-carrying Hoosiers at risk,†Tomes said. “Guns laws aren’t posted like speed limits and many might be unfamiliar with which properties are county-owned.â€
As added protection, Tomes’ bill would allow citizens unfavorably affected by local government firearms ordinances to seek legal action against the responsible political party.
According to Indiana State Police officials, an estimated 250,000 Hoosiers currently hold firearms licenses in the state.
Tomes said full copy of the Senate Bill 292 can be found online at http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&request=getBill&docno=292.
Looks like he’s just trying to make sure that gun laws are uniform across the state.
Uniform law in support of the 2nd amendment is a good policy. It is hard to understand how a dozen drunk young people packing heat to a bar is good policy. There has to be some sane balance that preserves the right to own arms and bear them when necessary with the privilege to carry them around all of the time.
Don’t we have a greater risk of being run over by a car – inside an Evansville Restaurant – than a random bar shooting?
Will you be able to carry a gun in the statehouse and into the chambers where the house and senate meet.
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