University Professors Shape Laws

All of which, Kleck said, can be boiled-down to a bumper-sticker slogan: "Bad guys have guns, bad effects. Good guys have guns, good effects."

This is a pleasantly surprising balanced report, although I suspect the line about guns and property owners will renew an old debate...

Yet Another Gun "Buyout"

The Rev. Louis Coleman, who directs the center, said volunteers buy guns from people for $20 to $25. Those guns are later destroyed.

The campaign is an effort to keep weapons off the street and out of homes, Coleman said.

And how about away from your kid, Reverend?

I have to wonder if anyone has done a criminal background check on the volunteers handling the firearms?

How to Stop a Potential School Shooter in His Tracks

What we are doing right now is reviewing our discipline plan and our lockdown procedures, and we are making sure the staff on site have a daily schedule for the principal, assistant principal, probation officer, and the student accountability specialist. ... We are also determining if we need more hand-held radios.

Schedules, radios and an accountability specialist. Why the solution is so simple it's elegant. Why didn't we see this before?

What do you think, Wayne?

A Matter of Purpose

Critics rightly point out that some criminals don't bother to register their guns and that criminals may acquire them by illegal means. The fact some people ignore the law does not mean that the registry serves no purpose.

Yes, we're aware of the purpose it serves--and whose.

UN Renovation Needs U.S. OK

The United Nations headquarters is "falling down," but a planned renovation still needs U.S. government approval, the project director said yesterday.

I say let it fall. Maybe we can melt the metal down and make something useful--like arms for free people. Start with this: