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	<title>Comments on: Pro-Gun Group: Senator Shows &#8216;Bigotry&#8217; by Opposing Firearms on Amtrak</title>
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		<title>By: Georgette</title>
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		<dc:creator>Georgette</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: SonGoaluell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Essex Wedding Photographer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Essex Wedding Photographer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: JeffBinTX</title>
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		<dc:creator>JeffBinTX</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK, so in response to the BOMBING of a train in Spain we banned firearms on Amtrak.  If you just dropped in from another planet you might wonder: why didn&#039;t they just ban bombs on Amtrak?  But even you gun-grabbers realize the obvious idiocy of that, right?  Those intent on mayhem do not obey any laws.  So the next argument about being allowed to check unloaded firearms is that there&#039;s no safe place to store them.  They might be lost or stolen.  So once again the logical response might be: what if we allowed their legitimate, licensed, law-abiding owners to keep them secure on their persons?  And then what if we thought even more logically and decided that they could even be loaded so that those good people might be able to stop criminals or terrorists who board the train with evil intent?  Guns in the hands of good people are no vice.  And these types of laws disarm only the good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, so in response to the BOMBING of a train in Spain we banned firearms on Amtrak.  If you just dropped in from another planet you might wonder: why didn&#8217;t they just ban bombs on Amtrak?  But even you gun-grabbers realize the obvious idiocy of that, right?  Those intent on mayhem do not obey any laws.  So the next argument about being allowed to check unloaded firearms is that there&#8217;s no safe place to store them.  They might be lost or stolen.  So once again the logical response might be: what if we allowed their legitimate, licensed, law-abiding owners to keep them secure on their persons?  And then what if we thought even more logically and decided that they could even be loaded so that those good people might be able to stop criminals or terrorists who board the train with evil intent?  Guns in the hands of good people are no vice.  And these types of laws disarm only the good.</p>
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		<title>By: Dan Frain</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan Frain</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I checked the violent crime rates for the large cities on the route you cited.  Boston has a higher crime rate (7) than NYC (6), and Washington, DC was higher than both of them (8).  

I got this information from bestplaces.net, who explain their ratings thus:

The crime indices range 1-10. A higher number corresponds with more crime. Our crime rates are based on FBI data. 

Rather than putting them in baggage, you should put your gun in a shoulder holster if you take that route.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I checked the violent crime rates for the large cities on the route you cited.  Boston has a higher crime rate (7) than NYC (6), and Washington, DC was higher than both of them (8).  </p>
<p>I got this information from bestplaces.net, who explain their ratings thus:</p>
<p>The crime indices range 1-10. A higher number corresponds with more crime. Our crime rates are based on FBI data. </p>
<p>Rather than putting them in baggage, you should put your gun in a shoulder holster if you take that route.</p>
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		<title>By: Lie Detective</title>
		<link>http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/09/17/pro-gun-group-senator-shows-bigotry-by-opposing-firearms-on-amtrak/comment-page-1/#comment-82881</link>
		<dc:creator>Lie Detective</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Alan Gottlieb doesn&#039;t know what he&#039;s talking about. Or, more likely, he&#039;s misrepresenting the facts to suit his cause.

I can&#039;t speak for Seattle, but Richard Aborn&#039;s loss in the race for Manhattan DA could be chalked up to many factors. For one, he ran against a well-known judge and a perhaps even better-known candidate with a famous name -- the winner, Cy Vance -- who was endorsed by the 35-year incumbent. His record on gun control was never held against him. The reality may clash with Gottlieb&#039;s violent urban fantasies, but Manhattanites don&#039;t tend to recoil from politicians whose backgrounds include keeping kids from getting shot.

Current DA Robert Morgenthau just sent Plaxico Burress to jail for two years for shooting *himself*. Vance was his chosen successor. Does Gottlieb really think New Yorkers elected him in the hopes that he&#039;d be soft on guns? Does he really think anyone else believes that? Please.

As for the actual issue at hand, I&#039;ve been a gun owner for 20 years. I also rely on Amtrak for many interstate trips (unlike some, I&#039;m not so afraid of the world that I can&#039;t leave home unarmed). My biggest problem with this bill, other than the ignorant, seedy cast of characters who support it, is that it will likely put a further financial strain on Amtrak while benefiting very few.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alan Gottlieb doesn&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s talking about. Or, more likely, he&#8217;s misrepresenting the facts to suit his cause.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t speak for Seattle, but Richard Aborn&#8217;s loss in the race for Manhattan DA could be chalked up to many factors. For one, he ran against a well-known judge and a perhaps even better-known candidate with a famous name &#8212; the winner, Cy Vance &#8212; who was endorsed by the 35-year incumbent. His record on gun control was never held against him. The reality may clash with Gottlieb&#8217;s violent urban fantasies, but Manhattanites don&#8217;t tend to recoil from politicians whose backgrounds include keeping kids from getting shot.</p>
<p>Current DA Robert Morgenthau just sent Plaxico Burress to jail for two years for shooting *himself*. Vance was his chosen successor. Does Gottlieb really think New Yorkers elected him in the hopes that he&#8217;d be soft on guns? Does he really think anyone else believes that? Please.</p>
<p>As for the actual issue at hand, I&#8217;ve been a gun owner for 20 years. I also rely on Amtrak for many interstate trips (unlike some, I&#8217;m not so afraid of the world that I can&#8217;t leave home unarmed). My biggest problem with this bill, other than the ignorant, seedy cast of characters who support it, is that it will likely put a further financial strain on Amtrak while benefiting very few.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew G</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andrew G</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What was Sen. Wicker and the senators who voted for this thinking??? For many reasons, allowing guns on Amtrak (which doens&#039;t store bags like airlines do) is an incredibly idiotic and dangerous idea! One example is the stupidity is that many, many Amtrak trains travel throughout the mortheast from Boston to DC. And, obviously, cities in this part of the country have huge populations and are considered prime targets for terrorist attacks.  

&quot;Maybe it&#039;s because American gun owners won&#039;t travel with a carrier that treats them like outcasts.&quot; 

Unless the preceding was an attempt at humor, it is a ridiculous assertion! Everyone knows that by and large, people who own guns drive pick-up trucks.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What was Sen. Wicker and the senators who voted for this thinking??? For many reasons, allowing guns on Amtrak (which doens&#8217;t store bags like airlines do) is an incredibly idiotic and dangerous idea! One example is the stupidity is that many, many Amtrak trains travel throughout the mortheast from Boston to DC. And, obviously, cities in this part of the country have huge populations and are considered prime targets for terrorist attacks.  </p>
<p>&#8220;Maybe it&#8217;s because American gun owners won&#8217;t travel with a carrier that treats them like outcasts.&#8221; </p>
<p>Unless the preceding was an attempt at humor, it is a ridiculous assertion! Everyone knows that by and large, people who own guns drive pick-up trucks.</p>
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		<title>By: Dealer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dealer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You forgot to mention that you used to be able to check guns on Amtrak before 2004.</description>
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		<title>By: Dealer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dealer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why does this bill require baggage screening? They don&#039;t do it now.</description>
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