{"id":306,"date":"2012-06-13T16:43:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T20:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveemanuel.wordpress.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2014-10-24T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:13:47","slug":"the-latest-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cuttothe-chase.com\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"Snellville’s “Proposed” Gun Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much Ado About Nothing- Snellville<\/a>‘s “Proposed” Gun Ban<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The subject of gun control always incites lively discussions and Ed Stone’s Examiner article, “Snellville Considers Gun Ban” (http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/snellville-considers-gun-ban<\/a>) is no exception. However, aside from philosophical differences, there’s no real basis for that discussion. “Snellville”, (which I assume to mean the City Council) is NOT considering a gun ban in any shape or form. Aside from the fact that enacting such a ban would be a violation of state law<\/a>, it would never receive the votes necessary for passage; a sufficient number of Council members believe in the sanctity of the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n

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As a member of that Council, I was not aware of any discussion about guns until I received the agenda for the June 11th meeting. Under the work session portion of that agenda, item “e” was listed as “Firearms<\/a> in city Parks [Kautz]”. Considering the recent incident in Sugar Hill, and the obvious widespread confusion about firearms laws, my expectation was that we would be discussing the city\u2019s responsibility to honor Constitutional rights and the need to ensure that both citizens and city staff understand state firearms laws. I was more than surprised when the mayor, herself an attorney, referred the matter to our City Attorney for review prior to pursuing the issue. Such a referral serves no useful purpose as state law is quite clear- it is illegal for municipalities to enact firearms ordinances that preempt state law.<\/p>\n

There was in fact, no consideration of a gun ban of any type, only a unilateral request by the mayor to pursue the issue. I can\u2019t speak for other Council members regarding this issue, but there is absolutely no question that Bobby Howard and Diane Krause, and Mayor Pro Tem Tom Witts are as determined as I am to protect and defend our Constitutional rights, and to ensure that all proposed city ordinances do not violate state law.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0article above also appears on examiner.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And Still More Adventures in City Attorney Land<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In spite of rumors to the contrary, there are no plans to install a revolving door at Snellville City Hall. However, it has been reported that the revolving doors at area restaurants are now being referred to as \u201cAttorney Doors\u201d. Continue Reading <\/a><\/p>\n

More Adventures in City Attorney Land<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

If you read \u201cAdventures in City Attorney Land\u201d, parts 1 and Deux, you\u2019re probably wondering why you haven\u2019t heard about the final resolution to Snellville\u2019s \u201cNot So Excellent Adventure\u201d. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Introducing– The SWILs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

At the April 9th Council meeting, I introduced a new word that will help people understand the source of some of the more sleazy aspects of Snellville politics. That word is SWIL, which is an acronym for\u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

A Retreat, A Boot & A Wart<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Last week was a busy one for members of the Snellville<\/a> City Council. On Saturday, (3\/24) we held our retreat\u00a0 at the Evergreen Center in Stone Mountain and discussed a number of subjects related to the Council and the city. Moderator Murray Weed of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government<\/a> did an excellent job leading the discussions and providing insight.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Political Commentary<\/em><\/h2>\n

For Race Baiters, Saving Lives Just Doesn’t Pay<\/strong><\/em>
\nTragic. There is truly no other word for it. Yet a m\u00e9lange of other words has pre-empted \u201ctragic\u201d in commentary about the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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