Three-Card Monte

Gov. Mitt Romney will file paperwork forming a presidential exploratory committee on Wednesday...

You know, the guy who supports the "assault weapons ban" and the "Brady Bill".

Now with Giulianii and McCain already on the table, we're ready to start the game...

Going, Going, Gone...

With little fanfare, the federal government has substantially increased the number of licenses it has taken away from gun dealers over the past five years, according to newly obtained statistics.

Sure glad we have a BATFU where we're working out of their Big Boss's office.

Take a Valium?

My personal opinion is that this is a storm in a teacup, and Codrea needs to take a Valium or something.

Why, Kim?

I didn't invent the guns in space angle, I merely reported it, and I even commented on how stated administration policy could be used to establish regulations without invoking any change in Second Amendment interpretation. If they had simply done this, not many gun owners would have even noticed the new regs, let alone protested.

As far as the "collective rights" issue goes, you just essentially agreed with me, admitting "we gunnies are going to get upset about this" and referring to the new language as "lunacy."

I've addressed the speculation that it may be just a bureaucratic oversight here, but regardless--since the function of government is essentially to protect our rights-- such sloppiness, if that's what it is, amounts to irresponsible, and some would say, criminal negligence when one of the keystone rights is involved.

If it's truly "a storm in a teacup," then there's no reason why the administration shouldn't order the language they approved for publication in the Federal Register rescinded, and the office of the president shouldn't publicly reaffirm it's commitment to an "individual rights" interpretation.

I have a way to find out, and it'll only take a minute--probably less than a tenth of the time it took to write commentary with a conclusion telling people I need to take a Valium. Why not just send the White House an email on the topic and find out? If it's no big deal, they should be happy to make everything all right. Right?

I know it would sure settle me down, hysterical little Cassandra that I am.

This Day in History: January 2

The Continental Congress publishes the “Tory Act” resolution on this day in 1776, which describes how colonies should handle those Americans who remain loyal to the British and King George.