Tuesday, July 12, 2005
"Lunatic Fringe"?
Arms and the Law refers us to Polsby and Kates' new law review article, which begins very cryptically:
I wasn't aware of a lunatic fringe making this argument.
JPFO and its supporters have been making this argument for years, and struggling mightily to get the ideas noticed. Curiously, they are not even mentioned in this paper.
Mr. Polsby--it would help if you told us exactly who you have in mind when you use the term "lunatic fringe."
"This essay seeks to reclaim a serious argument from the lunatic fringe. We argue a connection exists between the restrictiveness of a country's civilian weapons policy and its liability to commit genocide upon its own people."
I wasn't aware of a lunatic fringe making this argument.
JPFO and its supporters have been making this argument for years, and struggling mightily to get the ideas noticed. Curiously, they are not even mentioned in this paper.
Mr. Polsby--it would help if you told us exactly who you have in mind when you use the term "lunatic fringe."
Man, What IS It...
...with the Rio Grande Valley and bullets flying overhead near golf courses...?
At least in this case, it doesn't appear to be reporter hyperbole...
At least in this case, it doesn't appear to be reporter hyperbole...