Tuesday, August 26 2008
According to this story in the
West County Journal (MO), a group called "Keep St. Louis Free" has rejected the findings of the Surgeon General's report on second-
hand smoke, and is opposed to smoking bans in the St. Louis area, believing they will have a negative impact on many businesses.
"The gist of what the surgeon general said - the most controversial part of the report - is that there's no safe level of exposure," [Bill Hannegan] said. "Air filtration can bring it down, but no system is perfect. Smoky bars should clean up their air, but does that have to be perfect for government to tolerate it?"
Hannegan said the group is willing to compromise. It put forward a proposal to exempt bars and restaurants that meet a certain standard of air filtration.
"We think air filtration can reduce it to a point that government can leave businesses alone," he said.
Personal freedom group fights potential smoking ban
