Democracy Denied: Day 168

Flash is right; as lousy as I feel, I'm following this story; a group of civil rights groups are appealing Judge John Finley's decision last summer that temporarily stayed the Minnesota Personal Protection Act, our "concealed carry" law that went about 15 months without a single problem and with at least one violent crime stymied. They're being opposed by a group of groups who favor the empowerment of criminals...

...well, yeah. I said that. That's what they're doing. Repealing the MPPA tells criminals that their safety is more important than that of the average Minnesotan, and that the state doesn't trust the average citizen with the means to defend themselves. You can embroider it all you want, but that's the substance of it.

Anyway, with that in play, it's good to see Joel Rosenberg's blog back in action after a bit of a hiatus; it's the essential Minnesota Right to Bear Arms blog. He's the one-stop source for the best information about the MPPA, as well as the author of the essential book for permit applicants.

And he's in top form, gutting the Citizens for a Supine "Safer" Minnesota's latest crock of bilge.

Flash is correct; I'll be following this as it develops.