The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

The small city of Nelson, Georgia - home of approximately 1,300 residents - saw its city council members unanimously support a bill entitled the Family Protection Ordinance on Monday night. What is the Family Protection Ordinance exactly? It's a bill that "requires every head of household to own a gun and ammunition to 'provide for the emergency management of the city' and to 'provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants." In other words, it's a mandatory gun ownership bill, or is it? The bill exempts felons, the mentally disabled, and anyone whom doesn't wish to own a gun.    I have a feeling the Nelson city council members may need to be reminded on just what exactly "mandatory" means. According to the dictionary, the word "mandatory" means "authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory." If only all laws could be this way, such as the following: - It'...

Bob Marshall, a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates introduced a crazy bit of legislation today. I'm not exaggerating one iota when I label the legislation as "crazy." Here, have a look for yourself: "HB2340: SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Prevent any agency, political subdivision, or employee of Virginia from assisting the Federal government of the United States in any investigation, prosecution, detention, arrest, search, or seizure, under the authority of any federal statute enacted, or Executive Order or regulation issued, after December 31, 2012, infringing the individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms by imposing new restrictions on private ownership or private transfer of firearms, firearm magazines, ammunition, or components thereof." That's right - the far-right gun nuts (I now believe this is the proper term as well) have reached the point in their the-federal-government-is-coming-after-my-guns paranoia, that in the state of Virginia, the...

In light of former Kansas City Chiefs player Javon Belcher killing his girlfriend and then shooting and killing himself, NBC's Bob Costas made a few pro-gun control remarks at halftime of Sunday night's game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Gun control is a rather divisive issue, so as could be anticipated, Costas has received his share of support and criticism for his on-air remarks. While I haven't seen any gun control advocates posting statuses regarding Costas, I have seen a few anti-gun control individuals posting pictures with commentary on them. One has Costas pictured alongside O.J. Simpson and asks Costas "How about knives?" In another, Sam Elliott is portrayed with the following words written across the screen: "Do you really think criminals will obey gun control laws?" I understand people believing in their right to own guns, but do these uber-gun rights enthusiasts realize what they're saying when they post such thi...