PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Removed from table
Last Action Date: May 1, 2024
After school shooting, Tenn. Lt. Gov. urges Christians to acquire guns for protection :: 10/05/2015
In the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon last week, the lieutenant governor of Tennessee is calling on Christians in his state to obtain a handgun permit and be "prepared" for future incidents.
On Thursday, the shooter reportedly asked students at an Oregon community college to stand up if they were Christians. When a number of students complied with his request, the gunman said, "Good, because you're a Christian, you're going to see God in just about one second." He then opened fire on the students.
In a Facebook post, Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican serving in the position since 2007, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and that the recent spike in mass shootings across the United States is "truly troubling."
He said that while it is not time to panic, "it is a time to be prepared."
"I would encourage my fellow Christians who are serious about their faith to think about getting a handgun carry permit," Ramsey said. "I have always believed that it is better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it."
"Our enemies are armed. We must do likewise," he concluded.
The post also includes a link to a webpage on how to apply for a handgun carrying permit in Tennessee.
Tennessee Democrats condemned Ramsey's statement, with State Representative John Ray Clemmons saying the remarks "reek of fear mongering and religious crusading."
The gunman killed nine people and injured a score of others before killing himself during a shootout with police officers. Authorities have ruled the gunman's death to be a suicide.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-governor-signs-right-to-die-bill/article/2573454
