Midwest Voices

Lewis Diuguid

The Kansas City Star

A St. Louis area lawmaker wants to require parents with guns to notify their kids’ schools that they have the weapons.

Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, a University City Democrat, has introduced a bill that would make it a crime for failure to report gun ownership to a school. A conviction could lead to a fine of up to $100, The Kansas City Star reports.

The punishment would begin as a misdemeanor but advance to a felony if a gun is involved in a death or injury.

Chappelle-Nadal said the bill is not about gun control. It’s to get parents to be more responsible gun owners.

She said she wanted to address gun violence in the urban core, which has gotten lost in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Urban core gun violence nationwide has been out of control forever.

What are the chances of the bill passing in the Republican controlled legislature? Less than zero.

Comments

1. 

   George Hunsucker

   Northland

   4 months ago

   Another attempt by the fascists to control our lives,,,

   it is nobody!s business if I own a gun or not. Requiring me to divulge this is fascist.. But you libs know what is best, right?????

2. 

   Robert Copher

   4 months ago

   These are the laws that will destroy this country out of fear. And with a zero chance of passing it is a waste of time and taxpayer money. What a fine example of American values she is setting(sarcasm).

   She should be ran from office.

3. 

   Mike Arb

   4 months ago

   Isn’t this the same woman who compared local control supporters to house slaves?

   “It’s nothing different than what slave politics was,” Chappelle-Nadal told Bernie Hayes on WGNU (920-AM). “The whole impression of an individual who was a house slave versus the person who was in the field.”

   http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/political-fix/mo-senator-compares-local-control-supporters-to-house-slaves/article_a4a53bea-611f-11e0-9735-001a4bcf6878.html

4. 

   Phil Cardarella

   4 months ago

   Dear George: Try looking up “fascist” in a dictionary. I think it requires a bit more intrusive behavior.

   I really do not understand what the big deal is. All you guys are so intent on everyone being armed to the teeth — and claim it will make us all so much safer, right? If you are going to have a firearm in your home, why should you be ashamed to tell your school principal — so that if he sees a funny bump in Little Johnny’s backpack (shaped like an AK, for example) he can at least duck behind his desk.

   Oh, wait. I see. If the principal knows then he will turn you in to the UN Black Helicopters guys, right? Seriously, fellas: Pass up the next gun show and use the money on a good shrink.

5. 

   Kent Mueller

   4 months ago

   Phil, you continue to misstate things. “All you guys are so intent on everyone being armed to the teeth”. That is so wrong it isn’t even worthy of response.

   Your example of a funny bump in a backpack was meant to be serious? Really? Hey, that lump in Little Johnny’s backpack is shaped like an AK!!!!!! Oh, it’s OK, I just checked the form on file over in the school’s office that his parents filled out. His mom owns two pistols and a pump action shotgun. It’s all OK. Whew!!!!! Glad that system works. Now get back out from under that desk, you look foolish.

   I have one child still in high school, and it is not any of the school’s business if I own a gun. Really, it’s not.

   So, what positive effect is this legislation supposed to have? I mean other than to feel good.

   Mike Arb, you are right the Senator is a piece of work, isn’t she?

   Phil, what do you think about the local option views of the Senator?

6. 

   George Hunsucker

   Northland

   4 months ago

   Here is your definition oh great b……

   1. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc.

   Often using Executive orders to obtain his ends…. Ok,, I added this phillie….

7. 

   Mike Arb

   4 months ago

   So, what positive effect is this legislation supposed to have?…you ask, well could prove to be a nice little revenue generator for the school district…that comment from Nadal came out about the same time the Star’s collective pundits heads were about to explode over that KS Senator who made a stupid/off the cuff comment about feral hogs and illegal immigrants, yet for same “strange” reason the Star chose to completely ignore Nadal’s comments. and something tells me her comments were a bit more ‘sincere’ than the comments from the KS state senator.

8. 

   Mike Arb

   4 months ago

   And let’s just go one step further say I live within 50 yards of one of these urban schools that Lewis mentions…would I at some point have to register my weapons with the principal of that school…you know in case one of the little darlings breaks into my house during recess or after school…

9. 

   Matt Henry

   4 months ago

   When we start forcing our kids, by law, to “inform” on their law-abiding parents then we will have become all that we have spent the last 230+ years fighting against.

10. 

    Kent Mueller

    4 months ago

    Are there any material precedents where schools can compel parents to report possession of legal items? The closest I can come to one is the requirement to state the child’s immunization history, but that’s not a good fit.

    Any precedents for an action like this?

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