The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
Both David Codrea, a commenter from a few days ago, and myself, in the past, actually, have used this form to submit a comment to NRA and never gotten a response. Anyone else out there not gotten an answer when they’ve used this form?
Leave your experience in the comments. I know people at NRA read this blog, and I’ll make sure they see it.
This is one of the Judge’s that has criticized Sullivan in the past and at one point threatened to send a US Marshall to pull Sullivan out of a Dentist chair and bring him to court. Then earlier this year filed a complaint against Sullivan’s office citing “extraordinary misconduct by the Department of Justice”.
Read the whole thing.
Not much going on with our normal blogging topic over the holidays, so I’ll pick on Ron Paul some more. Tyler Cowen echos some of my feelings in regards to Congressman Paul:
Many libertarians see the Paul candidacy as their chance to have an impact and they may well be right. There is also no one else for them to support. But, raw milk or not, I am not myself tempted to take a stance this year in favor of any of the candidates, Paul included. Liberty is lacking in the United States but I’d like to see it more closely bundled with reasonableness, moderation, and yes pragmatism; I am looking to advance on all fronts at the same time. Call me fussy if you wish.
I fear that Ron Paul is so taken with his own ideas that he is unable to see how or when his views might ever be wrong; it is in that sense I consider him insufficiently intellectual.
I’m sure that’s going to make for some interesting comments over at Marginal Revolution. Many will take the “insufficiently intellectual” as an accusation that Ron Paul is a stupid man, which I wouldn’t agree with.
According to Jacob, it’s targeted for Iowa.
According to this Canadian news article:
People in the United States are almost evenly split between those who want tighter firearm legislation and those who believe this is unnecessary, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 42 per cent of respondents believe their country needs stricter gun control laws, while 44 per cent disagree.
Considering that most people have no idea what the current gun laws are, this is pretty striking. It’s not a majority, but it’s a plurality. Most importantly, it also says the recent shooting have had little effect on people’s perceptions on gun laws.
John Street, throughout his administration, refused to accept pay raises. This was good, since he honestly didn’t deserve one. Apparently Street thinks he was such a fantastic mayor, that he deserves his pay raises after all, and has decided to collect them from the city before leaving office.
Justin has more information on the incandescent light ban passed by Congress. Looks like halogen bulbs will be affected as well. I’ve decided that when I get home, I will remove all my CF light bulbs in protest of Congress forcing me to use them. Say no to CFL! Say no to Congress!
It’s a yearly holiday event around where I live; the re-enactment of Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River. Of course, the real crossing was done at night, not during the day, but for the sake of the crowds, they do the reenactment during the day. This year it looks as if they had a minor mishap.
Ilya Somin takes him to task over his assertion that libertarians are conservatives who are either gay, drug using, or amoral.  As someone  who is neither gay, nor a user of illicit substances, and who leads a pretty conservative personal life, I take great exception to the implication.
If Dinesh D’Souza wants to understand why the Republican Party is in utter disarray, the far right’s treatment of the libertarian wing has something to do with that. Just look at all the passion Ron Paul has ignited, and he’s a total kook.