Shall Not Be Questioned

One of the few restrictions on carry in Pennsylvania is that there are no guns permitted in court houses, and our state capitol is a court house, because it houses the Supreme Court:

Empty holster courtesey of Greg Rotz.  You remember him right?

Photo snapped of several of myself and some other PAFOA guys in Harrisburg today, just outside the capitol rear entrance.  I didn’t pose open carrying for the pic because I didn’t check my side arm with the Capitol Police, so I didn’t have it on me upon leaving.

A better looking bunch of gun nuts you’ll not see too many other places ;)  From left to right, using forum names, as best as I can remember:

Doug, Myself, Pro2a, JDePietro, PA Patriot, and Gnbrotz

A fun bunch of gun guys to go activisting with, I do say.

UPDATE: A friend of mine chastizes my fashion sense, assuming that I have any to begin with.   To my credit, I realized my outfit was suboptimal, but at my workplace, every day is casual friday.  I dress up pretty much never, and I was dismayed to find out that my shirts no longer fit because I’m getting too fat, so I didn’t have much to work with.

I have some of my own video, but looks like Rep. Metcalfe’s office is faster than I am with YouTubing:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5TBcz1Ylco[/youtube]

The rally went swell.  I will have coverage as I manage to get caught up, and organized.  Things look very good for gun rights in Pennsylvania, and we met with many representatives.  I would like to personally thank Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Pennsylvania Firearms Owners Assocation, Firearms Owners Against Crime, and Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League for putting this event together and getting people excited about lobbying to protect the second amendment.

The bill HB1845, which contains a provision to eliminate the administrative ban on carrying firearms in state parks, as well as passes “Katrina” legislation, preventing authorities from confiscating firearms in a State of Emergency, has passed the house.  In fact, it passed the house while myself, and several other Pennsylvania Firearms Owners Association members watched from The House Gallery at the Capitol in Harrisburg.

Predictably, Philadelphia media is spinning this as a victory for gun control because of the provisions it has stiffening penalties for possessing a firearm with an altered or obliterated serial number.  No doubt the anti-gun forces in that city are following the Brady Campaign model, where if you can’t win, you can claim to win, and it’s just as good.

The vote was unnanimous, 200 to nil.  The only representative who got up to say anything negative about it was Kathy Manderino, who wanted to point out the problems she saw with the provision to issue emergency concealed carry licenses, and to remind everyone that the Coalition Against Domestic Violence is opposed to this bill.  Why they are, I can’t imagine, since how is it not empowering to women to be able to successfully defend themselves against a man who means to rape, gravely injure, or murder them.  One has to ponder what these groups think of the women they claim to represent, that they don’t believe them capable of making wise decisions in regards to their own personal security.   Nontheless, I guess Rep. Manderino’s objections weren’t that strong, because she didn’t vote against final passage.