So we don’t have to fight them over here …
by digby
Helping or hurting? You be the judge:
Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish says the al-Shabaab threat against the Mall of America should be enough to motivate mall owners to drop their “no guns” policy so citizens can protect themselves.
Mr. Cornish, a Republican who also chairs the House Public Safety Committee, said the Mall of America has interpreted state concealed carry laws incorrectly, and he’s intent on challenging them for it, a local CBS affiliate reported.
“This is completely ridiculous. The complete opposite of what they should be doing,” he said. “If we’re threatened with an attack, the last thing you want to do is disarm citizens.”
The Republican’s comments come after a tweet sent from the Mall of America’s Twitter account said, “The mall bans all guns from the premises, you’ll note this clearly at each entrance door.”
That makes perfect sense. Right now, there are no guns allowed but if the Republicans have their way the would-be terrorists would be free to easily bring them in. Of course a bunch of armed yahoos would then shoot back so there would be even more bullets flying in all directions.
These are the people we are supposed to believe are keeping us safe from the “bad guys.”
