Lawmakers Propose Banning Guns in Airports in Wake of LAX Shooting
Bill introduced by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)
A handful of lawmakers are hoping to ban guns in airports with a new bill in Congress, weeks after a gunman fatally opened fire in Los Angeles International Airport.
That shooting, which left a Transportation Security Administration officer dead and two others wounded, inspired the Airport Security Act, introduced Thursday in the House by a Georgia Democrat.
(H/T Charles WT)
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So California's prohibition on carrying any gun anywhere utterly failed to prevent the shooting at LAX. Therefore the cure is a federal law prohibiting people from carrying guns in airports that were not shot up.
Right.