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MORONS AT WORK

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

We couldn't make this up if we tried: The Florida Legislature, in a mad dash to pander to the gun lobby, to gun nuts, to the NRA, and in general to right wing lunatics, have spent their time in session drafting and approving a bill that PROHIBITS adoption agencies from inquiring of prospective adoptive parents whether there is a firearm in their home. The Herald article is here. Let's give special recognition to perhaps the only two members of the legislature with a brain and the courage to vote against this idiotic law: Frederica Wilson and Ted Deutch. Gun accidents kill more than one child a day in the United States. (500 a year).The figure rises to more than 10 per day when you add intentional acts. Over 3500 children are killed every year in this country by a firearm...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on March 18, 2010 (boomark / email).