I shared a couple posts about this in Google Reader, but I thought it warranted a full post because this is big. Montana just signed into law the Montana Firearms Freedom Act which has the following summary:
AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM FEDERAL REGULATION UNDER THE COMMERCE CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES A FIREARM, [...]
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Kurtis and Nathan both gave their thoughts on the Propositions so I’ll throw in mine. Last time the propositions warranted a look because it was such a mixed bag, not so this time. Quick run down:
1A – Extend tax increases for 2 more years with $16 billion coming out of tax payer pockets
1B – Takes [...]
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The April 3rd multiple victim public shooting in New York was an insurmountable act of pure evil. Sadly, public shootings like this are nothing new and when another one happens we aren’t really surprised. Activists try to use these tragedies as examples of why we need more gun control or why we need more citizens [...]
Tagged with: carrying concealed weapons, crime, gun control, guns, law
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This grew from a comment I left on Niall’s blog, but I think it really sums up my stance towards government. The metaphor is fairly general, but it can be applied to many individual issues:
“As the burden of the government’s yolk increases, we transfer more of our economic and personal freedoms to those at the [...]
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Some folks at George Mason University put together this little ranking of personal and economic freedoms among the 50 states.
“Contrary to popular perception, California not only taxes and regulates its economy more than most other states, it also aggressively interferes in the personal lives of its citizens. California ranks #48 on economic freedom and #37 [...]
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