"Not That Bad On Guns"

That's what one California gun activist told me about Jerry Brown over the weekend in Chicago.

I agree.

He's terrible.  I guess not sticking the knife in your guts all of the time is what makes him "moderate" to some.

He sucks on due process, too.

What happened in California with the demonic Isla Vista nutjob is that formerly A-rated anti-gunner Bill Brown's guys failed to do a thorough job, even though the "legal" tools already existed to determine the little monster had guns and to take him in for observation.

Questions I still want to see answers for: Was any deference given because of who the kid was? Would the son of someone of lesser means have been carted off for 72 hours of evaluation? Are there records of communications that show what the mother and deputies said to each other, and if anyone else, like the family lawyer, got involved?

Meanwhile, as is typical and not unexpected, everyone who didn't "do it" is being punished.

Me, I want to see what someone victimized by these new powers has to do to get his guns back, and if those options are dependent on access to a personal fortune.  I want to see if mental health professionals have a mechanism whereby they can proclaim someone so disabled of now being "safe," and not fear that will leave them personally and professionally liable if they're wrong.  I want to see if "family" members who may have other motives, including revenge and greed, are slapped down hard for abusing this.

[Via Jess]