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Remember, just because the NRA/TRSA doesn't support a bill, that doesn't mean we should always withhold our support. They work for us, not the other way around.

That said, I'm split on this bill. I agree that this bill will create a special "privileged" class that gives members of the government more rights than "We the People". Their lives aren't any more important than ours, nor do they face a danger any more imminent or grave. What's more, it smells like a knee-jerk reaction to the Arizona killings, and I oppose that just on principle.

Then again, I find it hard to oppose any bill that expands 2A rights. To say, "If I can't have it, then neither can you" sounds an awful lot like sour grapes. Restoring parts of their right to carry costs me nothing, so why should I oppose it? It's not as though they're voting themselves a pay raise on my tax dollars. Plus, I agree with Charles that this could be a foot-in-the-door opportunity for us. We can come back in 2013 and complain about the "privileged class" legislation and argue that our rights should be restored in the same manner.