A petition demanding that the Secret Service be replaced by a floating gun-free zone has crossed the original threshold for White House action, a blog post at Weasel Zippers said Monday.
"Gun Free Zones are supposed to protect our children, and some politicians wish to strip us of our right to keep and bear arms," the petition says. "Those same politicians and their families are currently under the protection of armed Secret Service agents. If Gun Free Zones are sufficient protection for our children, then Gun Free Zones should be good enough for politicians."
As of this writing, the petition has over 31,000 signatures. Unfortunately, the White House recently increased the threshold for action from 25,000 to 100,000 signatures.
Since the Sandy Hook shooting, the concept of gun-free zones has come under fire. For critics, the designations amount to little more than a magnet for criminals with guns. The signs announcing gun-free zones, for them, are nothing more than an invitation to armed criminals.
An article at WND said that many in the so-called "mainstream media" endorse the concept of a gun-free zone, but apparently would not apply that designation to their own home, as demonstrated by a recent video put together by James O'Keefe.
"O’Keefe’s crew asked journalists working for CNN, MSNBC and others whether they would put a sign in their lawn that says 'Citizens Against Senseless Violence. THIS HOME IS PROUDLY GUN FREE!'" WND reported.
But none of the journalists accepted the sign.
Worse yet, O'Keefe said that many of the journalists they spoke to "had armed guards."
“We also showed up at Eric Holder’s house,” O’Keefe said. “Authorities came to protect him."
An article at The Inquisitr said the petition makes "an interesting political point," even if it doesn't reach the new threshold of 100,000 signatures.
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