WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

News Item May 2010:

Lawmakers in Georgia have approved a bill that would allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons into parts of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and onto public transportation, into parks and recreational areas and into restaurants that serve alcohol.

USA Today reported the airport strongly opposes the bill, which would permit the carrying of firearms in areas not controlled by the federal government, such as terminals, drop off and pick up areas, baggage areas, and parking lots.

News Archive July 2002:

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A gunman opened fire Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport while standing in line at the ticket counter of Israel's El Al Airlines, officials said, killing two and wounding four others before an airline security officer shot him dead.

Authorities identified the gunman as 41-year-old Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, who came to the United States from Egypt in 1992 and had been living in Irvine, California, for the last two years.

So the question needs to be asked, what is wrong with these people? In an age when we are at war with international terrorists bent on killing Americans and causing as much fear and mayhem as possible why are these people in favor of filling the airports with unscreened, armed individuals. Of those individuals, is law enforcement just supposed to guess as to their intentions when they enter the airport?

This would never happen in New York where hard earned experience and sanity informs our judgement on issues of public safety.

If I ruled the world the people who made this decision would never have been elected in the first place. If I ruled the world there would be less guns in the hands of people not more. If I ruled the world, people would not be permitted to carry concealed weapons anywhere, let alone in an airport. Nothing good can come of it.

What is wrong with these people? Oh I know, they're republicans.