{"id":87215,"date":"2024-03-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=87215"},"modified":"2024-03-24T15:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T20:59:14","slug":"open-letter-to-the-mall-of-ameria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=87215","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter To The Mall Of America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To: The Mall Of America
From: Mitch Berg, Guy Who’s Never So Much As Stolen a Candy Bar, Ever
Re: Adios<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Mall of America, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’ve been muggings in your parking ramps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a friend get her catalytic converter stolen in your ramp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And of course, crime has become endemic all around the Mall, starting when the Blue Line started almost 20 years ago, and growing ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And of course, there’ve been shootings (and, let’s be honest, worse<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, this is your response<\/a>?:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After several high-profile shootings in the past two years, the mall has added its first gun-sniffing dog. For about 20 years, MOA has used K9s to sniff out explosives, but now they\u2019re training all eight of their dogs to detect firearms, a fairly new concept in the canine world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenny McDonough, the mall\u2019s Canine Lt., says the dogs undergo an extensive eight-week training in-house. They learn to smell every component of a firearm to detect who may have a gun on them. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Of course, I could have told you the result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mall officials say most of their finds have been\u00a0conceal and carry people who weren\u2019t aware that the mall is private property and doesn\u2019t allow firearms.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which, of course, violates state law – but as the late great Joel Rosenberg taught us, “test cases are for other people”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only shame is that, like so many other products, services and companies that people who care about freedom are boycotting, I haven’t patronized the MOA for a couple of years now. It’s just not fun <\/em>anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you’re making it clear that people like me – people who care about protecting the lives of the innocent – are your real <\/em>enemies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So thanks for the memories, MOA. I’m done with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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