Ric in Richmond
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Associated Press
Nov 21, 2006
FAIRFAX, Va. - The shooting deaths of two officers outside a police station in May has prompted Fairfax County to seek a ban on the carrying of guns into law enforcement buildings by anyone other than authorized personnel.
While Virginia bans weapons in courthouses, there is no prohibition on weapons inside police stations or jails.
At the request of Fairfax County Police Chief David M. Rohrer, the Board of Supervisors has included the proposed ban in a draft of its legislative program for the 2007 Virginia General Assembly. Similar efforts have failed in the past, but the issue has gained new urgency since the May 8 shootings at the Sully District station in Chantilly.
Michael W. Kennedy, a mentally ill 18-year-old, drove to the rear parking lot of the station and fired more than 70 shots with an assault rifle and other weapons. Detective Vicky O. Armel, 40, was killed, along with Kennedy. Officer Michael E. Garbarino, 53, died of his wounds nine days later.
The proposed measure already has stirred opposition.
Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, said such a ban would not have prevented Kennedy's assault on the Sully station, which occurred outside the building. Police stations, he added, have secure areas where only authorized personnel are allowed.
"This whole thing is a non-issue," Van Cleave told The Washington Post. "They're just trying to poke gun owners in the eye."
The gun ban is one of several initiatives county officials are considering taking to Richmond next year. They include a so-called living wage bill that would let the county require contractors to pay employees more than the state's minimum wage, which has been $5.15 an hour since 1997.
Advocates of the measure, led by Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins, say it is necessary to help low-wage workers cope with high living costs in northern Virginia.
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Why not just ban killing cops? Oh wait...that is already illegal and the CRIMINAL didn't follow the law! Why do lawmaker expect CRIMINALS to follow new laws????
Ric
Associated Press
Nov 21, 2006
FAIRFAX, Va. - The shooting deaths of two officers outside a police station in May has prompted Fairfax County to seek a ban on the carrying of guns into law enforcement buildings by anyone other than authorized personnel.
While Virginia bans weapons in courthouses, there is no prohibition on weapons inside police stations or jails.
At the request of Fairfax County Police Chief David M. Rohrer, the Board of Supervisors has included the proposed ban in a draft of its legislative program for the 2007 Virginia General Assembly. Similar efforts have failed in the past, but the issue has gained new urgency since the May 8 shootings at the Sully District station in Chantilly.
Michael W. Kennedy, a mentally ill 18-year-old, drove to the rear parking lot of the station and fired more than 70 shots with an assault rifle and other weapons. Detective Vicky O. Armel, 40, was killed, along with Kennedy. Officer Michael E. Garbarino, 53, died of his wounds nine days later.
The proposed measure already has stirred opposition.
Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, said such a ban would not have prevented Kennedy's assault on the Sully station, which occurred outside the building. Police stations, he added, have secure areas where only authorized personnel are allowed.
"This whole thing is a non-issue," Van Cleave told The Washington Post. "They're just trying to poke gun owners in the eye."
The gun ban is one of several initiatives county officials are considering taking to Richmond next year. They include a so-called living wage bill that would let the county require contractors to pay employees more than the state's minimum wage, which has been $5.15 an hour since 1997.
Advocates of the measure, led by Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins, say it is necessary to help low-wage workers cope with high living costs in northern Virginia.
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Why not just ban killing cops? Oh wait...that is already illegal and the CRIMINAL didn't follow the law! Why do lawmaker expect CRIMINALS to follow new laws????
Ric