Pittsburgh-Area College Allows Student to Advocate for Concealed Carry on Campus [More]Allows?
As the spokesman for Pee Wee's favorite cereal might say: "I pity the fool who tries to stop me."
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Victory?
As the spokesman for Pee Wee's favorite cereal might say: "I pity the fool who tries to stop me."
Petitioning for More Tyranny
450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform [More]Did they ever clear up that bit about making sure all the mayors on the list are current and there by consent? I wonder if each one of them actually signed it?
Dave Workman took the time to address this latest bit of attention- and relevance-seeking yesterday.
[Via Bob Hamlyn]
We're the Only Ones Suiting Up Enough
A federal judge has ruled that Los Angeles police officers should be paid for the time it takes them to put on and take off their uniforms and safety equipment, a ruling that could potentially cost the LAPD millions of dollars in back pay and higher salaries. [More]Many years ago, I used to be a shift supervisor in a medical plastics department under strict FDA cGMP compliance rules--we made IV tubing and the like, and had to do our compounding and extrusion operations in a "clean room" environment. This necessitated suiting up in special cover-alls, head gear and footwear before entering the controlled environment--including reversing the process in a controlled staging area before leaving.
We were expected to be on time and ready to relieve the previous shift when the bell rang--and the clock started.
Of course, we were only mere productive citizens paying for all this government largesse--it's not like we were "Only Ones" or anything.
I wonder if the judge gets paid to put his robes on and take them off...?
[Via Tom Z]
Using Poor Judgment at UNC
Some of the readers here have received a response from Holden Thorp, the UNC Chancellor who canned a gun-owning professor for stating in an email he was prepared to defend himself in response to political enemies posting hateful fliers with his home address.
Funny. Dr. Thorp didn't reply to me.
Anyway, here's his canned answer:
[Via Carl B and Tony F]
Funny. Dr. Thorp didn't reply to me.
Anyway, here's his canned answer:
Thank you for your note. I’m glad you took the time to write because it gives us the opportunity to ensure that you have the complete facts.What a nitwit explanation. I guess stating you're prepared to defend yourself is a threat in the same way defending yourself is vigilantism.
It is not appropriate for a faculty adviser to threaten a student with a gun—-whether he’s kidding or not. This issue is not about the right to bear arms. It’s about a faculty adviser using poor judgment. And I agree with you. The people who put up the fliers also used poor judgment, but we don’t know who did that.
I am committed to protecting Carolina's tradition of free speech. Within three days, I had helped YWC identify three new advisers, each of whom has already agreed to work with YWC so that it retains its status as a recognized student organization. I also pledged to the group that we would reimburse their expenses to bring a new speaker to campus in October. The YWC has invited Bay Buchanan, former U.S. treasurer under President Ronald Reagan.
Sincerely,
Holden Thorp
[Via Carl B and Tony F]
Knowledge Key to Avoiding Gun Mishaps
Law enforcement employees are not the only ones society can trust with guns.Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at two recent incidents where "the gun went off."
Which doesn't mean citizens are immune to mishaps with terrible consequences. Case in point: two recent incidents involving "accidental" discharges. [More]
Also see how typical gun owner apathy has come into play in Arizona, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
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This Day in History: October 6
Historical Map of the American Revolution: the Battles of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton - October 6, 1777 [More]