Oh, me-oh my-oh. This is the tune that pops into my mind when I read about political overlords rummaging through personal files, trying to ram though deregistration against the police chief and victims' rights elites and some bright light's plans to round them up and jail them all.
At least Steve stomped on that last one but the theme is there - law and order needs to be applied to others but us. Because, even if they do, long gun owners can't be considered the sorts to commit crime. It's just common sense. Because the farmer makes the milk. And people who show up on a big boat are wickeder than those who get here one by one. Common sense again - there's gotta be something going on we don't know about. And plain old common sense tells you that private records are private unless you really really need them or are just overwhelmingly curious. Ben described the condition very clearly when he talks about people knowing what is best for themselves.
I also like this way of saying it, even if it is from a mandatorily dismissed academic: "moral panic." Because if we do not recognize that others may have more sense, more understanding, well, it means you don't. It means you have to do what someone else says is the right thing. And who needs that? We all want to do right but, really, not right now. We really want to do what we feel like at the moment thank you very much. Me-oh my-oh.
Comments
Hans - September 22, 2010 9:19 AM
Gillian Welch is awesome.
Alan - September 22, 2010 10:12 AM
Don't be fooled. She represents an elite. We can all sing as well if not better.
Ben (The Tiger) - September 22, 2010 2:45 PM
Well, I support handgun ownership, too.
Concealed carry laws reduce crime.
Alan - September 22, 2010 2:58 PM
I am not against guns or how they are peaceably used. I just like the registry from personal experience as a duty counsel lawyer as well as in line with the police chiefs. It just happens to work on the empirical data..
Ben (The Tiger) - September 22, 2010 3:20 PM
I don't object to the registry per se -- hell, concealed carry permits are a legal gun _owner_ registry, if you think of it -- I want to get rid of it because I know that at some point, someone will whip up a temporary majority to ban guns outright, and I don't want to make the government's job easier for that day.
Alan - September 22, 2010 3:43 PM
I thought the idea is that police will be at the houses of farmers in the night... because that is what happens in Canada.
This is all about stoking fear for political gain and is pretty sad because of it. Even the Tory response to their own legislative inadequacy is getting curious. NDPers are wickedly avoiding the will of the people but are insulated by their support from the people.
Ben (The Tiger) - September 22, 2010 4:09 PM
Anyway, whatever -- I'm going to keep my weapons cache in the North Country anyway.
Alan - September 22, 2010 4:48 PM
You will be embraced by your rural Democratic Party overlords.
Ben (The Tiger) - September 22, 2010 9:50 PM
Who continue as overlords only as long as they vote with the NRA. (Who understand how to be an effective single issue lobby: collect friendly votes -- even if insincere -- from the other side, and protect them.)
Alan - September 22, 2010 10:22 PM
Nah. It's Tea Party harakiri. Watch Hoffman destroy the cause and bring along a few other key Democratic wins for his troubles. I don't expect it to be pervasive but Delaware is shaping up that way. VoteMaster sees a bitter narrow Republic loss in both the House and Senate nationally. Wouldn't that be a gas.
Ben (The Tiger) - September 22, 2010 11:36 PM
Just don't see it for the House. Too many individual races are where they've never been. Even Barney Frank is worried. Senate -- O'Donnell may have cost the GOP control. Oh well, stuff happens.
No, even without Hoffman, GOP loses NY-23 -- the people want their pork. See same in NY-20 -- when the GOP is on an anti-spending tear, Murphy's way up.
I supported Hoffman against a liberal Republican who was picked in a smoky room. Don't support primary-losing wreckers. Neither does the local Tea Party organization (to the extent that any can claim a mandate...).