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Guns Targeted In Public Health Bill
Jan. 9 Neal Knox Update -- The Centers for Disease Control, which calls "gun violence" a public health epidemic, has sent a "model law" to state legislatures which would give state agencies unprecedented powers in the event of a public health emergency -- including the power to seize "private property."
The first draft of the Model Emergency Health Powers Act -- the version introduced in some of the 14 states where it has been filed -- specifically includes the power to "control, restrict and regulate ... firearms ...."
Other sections of the bill authorize seizure and destruction of "private property" and exempt the state from liability.
Specific references to guns and explosives were deleted in the Dec. 21 draft. Both versions can be found at www.publichealthlaw.net, a Georgetown University project funded by CDC.
According to Monday's Wall Street Journal "The post-anthrax goal is to strengthen state authorities to cope with a serious bio-terrorism attack. But the powers could be used in other emergencies -- natural disasters, outbreaks of dangerous flu or viral strains, and chemical or nuclear attacks."
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a group of about 2,400 state legislators dedicated to free markets and individual freedom, has been on point since the bill was announced by a press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Earlier today I talked with Sandy Liddy Bourne who oversees this issue for ALEC. (She's the daughter of old friend Gordon Liddy.)
Sandy said the bill has been introduced in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia!
Heads up, Troops. Your state could be next.
Jan. 9 Neal Knox Update -- The Centers for Disease Control, which calls "gun violence" a public health epidemic, has sent a "model law" to state legislatures which would give state agencies unprecedented powers in the event of a public health emergency -- including the power to seize "private property."
The first draft of the Model Emergency Health Powers Act -- the version introduced in some of the 14 states where it has been filed -- specifically includes the power to "control, restrict and regulate ... firearms ...."
Other sections of the bill authorize seizure and destruction of "private property" and exempt the state from liability.
Specific references to guns and explosives were deleted in the Dec. 21 draft. Both versions can be found at www.publichealthlaw.net, a Georgetown University project funded by CDC.
According to Monday's Wall Street Journal "The post-anthrax goal is to strengthen state authorities to cope with a serious bio-terrorism attack. But the powers could be used in other emergencies -- natural disasters, outbreaks of dangerous flu or viral strains, and chemical or nuclear attacks."
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a group of about 2,400 state legislators dedicated to free markets and individual freedom, has been on point since the bill was announced by a press release from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Earlier today I talked with Sandy Liddy Bourne who oversees this issue for ALEC. (She's the daughter of old friend Gordon Liddy.)
Sandy said the bill has been introduced in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Virginia!
Heads up, Troops. Your state could be next.
