Space Happy

Meanwhile, court documents showed Shipman said Nowak used her government contacts to research her and possibly find her in Orlando...

That certainly makes me want to share even more of my personal information...

And what else have we learned?

Despite being subjected to years of exhaustive batteries of medical and psychological tests by the best specialists NASA has to offer, the unrequited diaper-wearer appears certifiable.

So much for mandating psychological testing for gun owners.

We also see that the intended victim had no means to defend herself--since she was coming off a flight, she was prohibited by law from possessing a defensive weapon, and the government had agents scan her and her luggage before she got on the flight just to make sure.

Kind of makes you wonder just who's crazy here...

We're the Only Ones With High Respect for the Law Enough

A former police officer accused of illegally selling hundreds of guns has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

Mark Nelson, 35, his wife and two other family members each pleaded guilty in August to one count of making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm. He received the maximum sentence Tuesday from U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus Jr.

“I’ve always had high respect for the law,” Nelson said.

Let's see, he "put 501 guns on the streets" but "pleaded guilty...to one count of making a false statement in the acquisition of a firearm."

Not a bad trade ratio.

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At Last, Common Ground

Gisela Marin isn't the first mourning mother to channel her grief into activism.

But if she has her way, she will be the last.

I'll drink to that.

Gun-Free Sheep Pens for UoU GFWs?

A proposed gun ban on university campuses throughout the state was unveiled Tuesday, with several gun-rights groups saying the measure has no teeth and gives people "a false sense of security" on campus.

SB251, sponsored by Sen. Greg Bell, R-Fruit Heights, would allow students to choose to room only with students who do not have concealed weapons permits and let faculty designate their offices as gun-free zones.

An individual faculty member would have to write a letter requesting no concealed weapons be allowed in his or her office, as well as post a sign declaring the office gun-free. The school would also be required to provide some type of secure gun storage outside of faculty offices so concealed carry permit holders could store weapons before entering a gun-free office.

At first glance, I'd say the gun activists fighting this lack a sense of humor, because this has gotta be an in-your-face to the enuretics. The only thing I'd add to the bill is a requirement for anti-gun students and faculty to wear sheep costumes with targets painted on them while on campus. That, and addressing anyone who has chosen not to render themselves contemptible as "Master."

This Day in History: February 7

In London on this day in 1775, Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech” in defense of American courage.

Franklin’s “speech” was intended to counter an unnamed officer’s comments to Parliament that the British need not fear the colonial rebels, because “Americans are unequal to the People of this Country [Britain] in Devotion to Women, and in Courage, and…worse than all, they are religious.”