In the aftermath of yesterday's mass murder and mayhem in Boulder, I just heard on the local CBS Radio affiliate news about more gun control proposals, that could not have popped up overnight, but are in a drawer somewhere waiting for the right crisis to unleash. The one that caught my attention had to do with some kind of periodic mental evaluation to see if an individual is able to retain ownership of their firearms as long as they're deemed mentally fit. Holy shit... does anyone think this type of intrusion is a good idea? If you do, you're fucking nuts, because it would not just stop with gun control.
The job of law enforcement is to protect society at large, investigate crimes, and stop the commission of a crime if they happen to be where it is occurring. Crime prevention, except in a very limited form like community outreach, almost always involves the violation of civil and constitutional rights. And in the case of this kind of intrusion, the seizure of private property, most likely without compensation. The Orks have got to be stopped!
It is going to come to this; the warning from the Mangalores in the movie (my wife's favorite) The 5th Element.
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