thoughts on civil liberties etc.

It is one of the oddities of living in America that we take something as simple as owning a gun as a normal right. I have long been a proponent of gun safety - but not so much of gun control. The more I read the regulations coming out of Washington and my home state capitol, the more I wonder what sort of totalitarian state they are angling for.

I understand the idea of keeping the peace but I just don't buy the idea that removing the guns from the people is going to solve the issue. Criminals don't obey gun laws - how does removing guns from law abiding people take guns away from criminals?

The people that want to own guns subject themselves to the law (willingly I might add) to be free to pursue their hobby/sport.

Since the house was broken into the most common piece of advice we have received was "get and learn to operate a shotgun" followed closely by "learn to shoot and defend your selves"

Good advice.

I was going to look at the Virginia Concealed Carry permit requirements - but it will have to wait.

More in a bit.

back now.

Good heavens. it has been a month since I updated here.

Sorry about that. Real life has been getting in the way. (I know what a lame ass excuse.)

But hey I'm here now! dosen't that count for anything?
Maybe not.

I would talk about the SCOTUS imposing a blanket stop to all death penalty cases involving minors - But i am sort of torn. (and apparently so were the judges)

I am usually against the death penalty. In fact, i'd go as fas as to say i am pretty much always against it. (something about not giving the state the power to play God) But the way this was done?

I dunno. O'Conner and Scalia both wrote dissents and both dissented for different reasons. Interesting.