Rep. Peter King Does Not Want a Gun Around Him

Representative Peter King wants a law making it illegal to be within 1,000 feet of a federal official with a gun. So basically you are all assumed guilty even if you are a law abiding, carry permit holding citizen. Never mind assassination attempts are few and far between. Never mind that the tragedy in Tuscon was carried out by soon-to-be certified psycho. You are guilty by association because you carry a gun.

The Daily Caller reports:

New York Republican Rep. Peter King said Tuesday that he will introduce legislation to ban the carrying of any firearm within 1,000 feet of what he described as “high-profile government officials.”

“It is imperative that we do all that we can to give law enforcement the tools they need to ensure the safety of New Yorkers and prevent an attack before it happens,” King said during a press conference with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “That is why, as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Illegal Guns, I will be introducing legislation that would make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun within a 1,000 feet of certain high-profile government officials.”

Another brick in the wall separating the people from its government is in danger of being removed.