In the state of Virginia, it's prohibited for visitors to bring American flags and signs attached to sticks to the state legislature, because sticks can be used as weapons. Guns, meanwhile, can be carried into Virginia's state legislature, because, well, you've all heard the phrase, right? "Guns don't kill people; American flags on sticks do."
Members of the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America found this out on Martin Luther King Day this past Monday, when they attempted to walk inside the state capitol, but were told they couldn't bring anything attached to the deadliest weapon known to man - a stick.
Meanwhile, members of the gun rights group Virginia Citizens Defense League (and other like groups) organized a "Guns Save Lives" day on that same day and had no problem entering the capitol with anything from handguns to assault rifles, because guns are obviously as harmless as a dead fly.
With regard to the odd series of events, MDA (Moms Demand Action) member Gena Reeder had this to say:
"We are sending a message that you cannot hand carry an American flag into a state capitol, but you can bring a loaded weapon. Are guns becoming more patriotic than an American flag?"
Evidently... As a matter of fact, I'd like for us to all stand up, remove our caps, and place our right hand over our heart, and just repeat after me.
I pledge allegiance to the guns of the United States of America, and to the loony bin for which it stands, one nation under hypnosis, quite divisible, with insanity and Clozapine for all.
Alright, you can all sit back down now if you'd like. Well, I hate to cut this short, but I've been invited to take part in an old western fast draw. While my opponent will just be armed with a gun, I'll be carrying around my always reliable stick. Given Virginia's logic, I'm thinking the Vegas odds will definitely be in my favor. Wish my luck!
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/24/3198821/state-capitols-guns-flags/
Members of the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America found this out on Martin Luther King Day this past Monday, when they attempted to walk inside the state capitol, but were told they couldn't bring anything attached to the deadliest weapon known to man - a stick.
Meanwhile, members of the gun rights group Virginia Citizens Defense League (and other like groups) organized a "Guns Save Lives" day on that same day and had no problem entering the capitol with anything from handguns to assault rifles, because guns are obviously as harmless as a dead fly.
With regard to the odd series of events, MDA (Moms Demand Action) member Gena Reeder had this to say:
"We are sending a message that you cannot hand carry an American flag into a state capitol, but you can bring a loaded weapon. Are guns becoming more patriotic than an American flag?"
Evidently... As a matter of fact, I'd like for us to all stand up, remove our caps, and place our right hand over our heart, and just repeat after me.
I pledge allegiance to the guns of the United States of America, and to the loony bin for which it stands, one nation under hypnosis, quite divisible, with insanity and Clozapine for all.
Alright, you can all sit back down now if you'd like. Well, I hate to cut this short, but I've been invited to take part in an old western fast draw. While my opponent will just be armed with a gun, I'll be carrying around my always reliable stick. Given Virginia's logic, I'm thinking the Vegas odds will definitely be in my favor. Wish my luck!
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/24/3198821/state-capitols-guns-flags/
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