Panetta Wades into Gun Control Debate
For it, natch
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta fired off a strong defence of gun control legislation on Thursday, in front of a decidedly sceptical audience.
Speaking to about 150 members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Mr. Panetta said steps can be taken to protect kids in school without undermining the Second Amendment.
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
Speaking to about 150 members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Mr. Panetta said steps can be taken to protect kids in school without undermining the Second Amendment.
Yeah, I bet that went over really well . . .