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Month: December 2010
Joe Grace Looking To Run for City Council
Apparently he’s no longer heading up CeaseFire PA, apparently running against Councilman DiCicco’s record, which includes taking of a nearly half a million dollar retirement package and then not retiring. Gotta love Philly politicians. I’m glad Grace is done with CeaseFire PA. He was an effective leader for them, and a good spokesman, and with him moving on I suspect they will go back to being rudderless and impotent.
“This is Not Over”
So says Brian Aitken on his legal matters. This indicates he’s planning to move forward with his appeal. Good news.
Wishful Thinking
At least one MIT history professor thinks Breyer and Stevens’ dissent was correct. Unfortunately for her, Stevens’ dissent has been thoroughly discredited, and just based on this article, Professor Maier has only superficial knowledge of the scholarship in this area. What she does know she’s obviously using to bolster her pre-conceivded notions, rather than looking at what the founders really had to say about the topic.
Holiday Time
Today begins holiday time, which means rather than blogging according to any given schedule, I blog when I feel like it. Happy Holidays everyone.
Bryan Miller on Aitken’s Pardon
Bryan Miller, who never met a gun owner he didn’t hate, has this to say about Brian Aitken’s clemency:
Bryan Miller, project director for the anti-gun violence group Ceasefire NJ, said only a “tiny majority” of people actually want to loosen the state’s gun laws. He hopes others don’t see the governor’s decision on Aitken as a precendent for “a get-out-of-jail free card for breaking our gun laws.”
Interesting that he didn’t have anything bad to say about the commutation of Aitken’s sentence. That goes to show Miller isn’t blinded by ideology to the point of stupidity. He’s hoping this doesn’t have greater implications for New Jersey’s gun laws, rather than trying to fight the media tide in favor of Governor Christie’s clemency.
Bad News for Democrats
Most of the populations gains are looking to be in red states, with blue states bearing the loss. The article suggests it’s climate driving the migration. Except I think it’s the business and tax climate that’s more the issue than the weather climate. Texas gains the most, and Texas keeps taxes low, and maintains a much more business friendly environment than most other states.
This is people voting for small government with their feet.
A Message from Brian Aitken
He’s home. Best of luck to you Brian, and I hope you enjoy your holidays back home with your family where you belong. It’s worth noting that ANJRPC is asking people to call Governor Christie and thank him. I agree this is very important. We need to be good at the positive as well as negative reinforcement. You can find contact info for Governor Christie here.
More on the ATF Power Grab
Dave Hardy notes how the Firearms Owners Protection Act has specific protections against what ATF is trying to implement, and urges people to contact their legislators. Congress can take action against this, and should. Out of control bureaucrats are a specific pet peeve of mine, and if there’s one things the Republican Congress could do that I think would be popular among the people is start calling these agencies before it and reminding them they do not have any power beyond that which Congress authorizes.
Own Worst Enemies
An NRA instructor is leading the charge to ban toy guns in a California town. I could accept restricting their sale to minors, but a ban? If an adult waves around a toy gun and a cop thinks it’s real, that’s his problem, not mine.