Quote of the Day

One cannot permanently overtax a population in which every man bears arms.

- Dr. John Moore, The Case for Compulsory Service, 1779

Oh, What a Day

With apologies to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (and for dating myself, I used to roller skate to this song):

Oh, what a day.
Late June back in '08.
What a very special time, it was great,
'Cause I remember what a day.

Oh, what a day.
With five Men in Black tellin' me,
The Second Amendment was everything I believed it to be.
What a Constitution. What a day.

Oh, the hit counter got a funny feeling when April's post was viewed
Around the world and I,
As I recall it the readers of JunkScience.com thought it ended much too soon.

Oh, what a day,
PARD finally figured out that their case was lame,
Now Pullman ain't ever gonna be the same.
Sweet surrender, what a day!

Liberal Fascist Quote of the Day

I recognize the subject of handguns, assault weapons and repeating rifles is controversial. The term "gun control" is a buzzword that seems to shut off all rational debate and thought on the subject. These are not proper hunting weapons. They are designed to kill people - as many as possible. Personally, I feel that ownership of them by ordinary civilians should be banned. If this means amending the Constitution - so be it.

- Lenna Harding, "Gun laws should be balanced with public safety," Moscow-Pullman Daily News, March 6, 2008

Very, very scary.

Seattle Democrat: College Students Have Incomplete Brain Development

I wonder how many WSU students caught this in the Evergreen today:

Sen. Ed Murray, D - Seattle, the main proponent for SB 6841 [an act that would restrict possession of firearms at institutions of higher education - tf], argued that studies showing incomplete brain development until late teens or early 20s mean “many students do not have the ability to make judgements about guns.” Schoesler [our Republican senator - tf] disagreed, describing university students as having “the best and brightest minds,” and being capable of making good judgments.

Ironically, the majority of our young men and women in the armed forces who are making "judgements about guns" in Iraq and Afghanistan every day are in their late teens or early 20s. But what would a Seattle Democrat know about that?

That's right, students. The Rats think you're just kids, but go ahead and keep voting for the buffoons anyway.