As the old saying goes: "Better to be silent and thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt."
In this case, Mayor Ballard - having attempted to deal with the political fallout of nominating notoriouslyanti-gunFrank Straub as Public Safety Director for Indianapolis - just had to go and make another stink about guns. This time, Ballard threatened a veto on city council legislation that prohibits the carrying of handguns by licensed individuals at parks.
The idea behind the prohibition seems to be that someone willing to murder someone will be concerned about a city ordinance against carrying guns in parks. Great logic guys!
It's Bush's fault.
More government spending will decrease the deficit.
It's Bush's fault.
Increased government will solve all your problems.
It's Bush's fault.
Disagreeing with me is partisanship, agreeing with me is bipartisanship.
It's Bush's fault.
A good while ago I had a fantastic idea about a technique to increase legislative responsibility.
After having many thousands of pages of unread, little-understood legislation passed over the past few years, I'm thinking more than ever it is a good idea.
Cara, Nate, Beth and I went to Serenity Valley yesterday. We had a wonderful time with our very generous hosts and even got some shooting in. The AR is sighted back in and I'm realizing how much practice I need on both pistol and rifle.