Because there is private property in Washington DC.

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TAFKASE — 3/17/2008 1:24:26 PM (archived)

There is nothing "private" about the Whitehouse except for the areas where in the President's family live.

Would you be suprised and offended if the President kept his personally owned gun(s) inside the Whitehouse?

I wouldn't. But that would put him in legal jeapordy.

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Supremes in the Hot Seat Now - Eri - 3/16/2008 2:54:17 PM
- I believe that in Iowa, the State Constitution says that evey able bodied man is in the state militia. - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:08:51 PM
- lock, stock and barrel - ER - 3/16/2008 5:53:19 PM
  - re: We should interpret the law as it applies to us today, not rely on the deliberately vague and obscure writing of a document written by a committee - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:12:36 PM
    - You nailed it! - ER - 3/17/2008 2:20:59 PM
      - re: Slavery... - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 8:17:07 PM
  - Up until around 60 years ago, the average citizen had more firepower than a typical infantryman. - Lee - 3/16/2008 7:38:49 PM
    - Interesting perspective. - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:14:36 PM
      - by the way, you couldn't do that now...It would violate the Geneva accords. - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:17:46 PM
  - I'm wondering. - Bowser - 3/16/2008 6:02:59 PM
    - Because there is private property in Washington DC. - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:24:26 PM
      - federal trumps local (n/t) - SDG - 3/17/2008 2:12:01 PM
    - re: I'm wondering. - TB - 3/16/2008 7:00:28 PM
    - I'm not. - ER - 3/16/2008 6:14:53 PM
      - I agree...Partially... - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:29:24 PM
      - Don't agree. - RobVG - 3/17/2008 5:22:14 AM
        
        Blue Dawn - ER - 3/17/2008 10:10:51 AM
        
        A few points - Lee - 3/17/2008 3:37:04 PM
        
        Hmm - RobVG - 3/17/2008 1:16:54 PM
        
        To bad the Chinese military doesn't read Bowser - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:33:06 PM
      - Short, sweet and very right, thanks ER. (n/t) - RNE - 3/17/2008 1:15:00 AM
      - I would agree with that. (n/t) - Eri - 3/16/2008 7:17:38 PM

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