A world without guns

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2nd Amendment, gun control, self-defense, violence, weapons

I think this is a very well-considered gun control position. I disagree with where he ends up, but he at least understands ground truth up to a point.  [via National Review, 11 January 2013.]

Wouldn’t any decent person wish for a world without guns? In my view, only someone who doesn’t understand violence could wish for such a world. A world without guns is one in which the most aggressive men can do more or less anything they want. . . A world without guns, therefore, is one in which the advantages of youth, size, strength, aggression, and sheer numbers are almost always decisive. Who could be nostalgic for such a world?

#NowIsTheTime to hijack the trending hash tag

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2nd Amendment, astroturfing, concealed carry, government, gun control, politics, self-defense, social media, Twitter

I’m not normally a huge Twitter user.  It has its uses, and I admire certain masters of the art, but I don’t have the always-on mentality to constantly stay in the stream saying witty things.  For one, my job doesn’t allow me the luxury of carrying a cell phone (or even Internet access); for two, I don’t want to be always plugged in, always looking for the next clever thing to tweet.

But for a brief evening, I tried it out.

Something completely different: HB 1371

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2nd Amendment, confiscation, federalism, gun control, HB 1371, politics, self-defense, society, state of emergency, WA state, weapons

Yesterday I went on at some length about HB 1588.  One of my (four?) readers commented that it will be DOA in the Senate; here’s hoping, though I can’t help but resent the idea it could even get out of the House.

And now for something completely different–The Washington State Firearms Freedom Act of 2013, HB 1371.

And so it begins: WA HB1588

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2nd Amendment, background checks, confiscation, gun control, gun shows, HB1588, politics, private sales, self-defense, society, WA state, weapons, What does inalienable mean to you?

I was wondering how long it would take for the national stupidity to get to the state level.

House Bill 1588 would make it a gross misdemeanor (not a felony, as reported by the Seattle Times) to transfer your firearm to anyone at all without running a background check:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that there is broad consensus that certain people, such as felons, minors, and involuntarily committed persons, should not be eligible to possess firearms for public safety reasons. Background checks are an effective and easy mechanism to ensure that firearms are not sold to those who are prohibited from possessing them. However, because background check requirements apply only to transfers by licensed firearms dealers, many firearms are currently sold without a background check, allowing felons and other ineligible persons to gain access to them. The legislature intends by this act to strengthen our background check system by broadening the requirement for a background check to apply to all firearms sales in the state.

I’ve helpfully highlighted the stupid in red.  The first statement is rubbish; the second is blithely asserted without any supporting evidence, mostly because there isn’t any.

On legitimate fear of gun owners

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frankj, gun control, IMAO, society

One of the greatest fears politicians have is seeing an angry guy with lots of guns charging down the street, because they know he’s probably on his way to commit an act of voting.

FrankJ, in his brilliant new proposal to pass pretend gun control.