The View From North Central Idaho

From the CIA Teams discussion at work after I shared a link sent to me by Paul K.

Quote of the Day Quantum mechanics presents a view of reality in which we inhabit many worlds at once.

Quote of the Day Federalist 10 worried about factions.

Six months ago, I claimed that if Paul Krugman made a prediction, it was a good bet for his prediction to fail.

Quote of the Day For as much as I’ve mellowed on the libertarian shit, I’m starting to regret as a younger man I didn’t just put all my money into gold and machine guns.

I usually avoid quoting long posts in their entirety.

Quote of the Day California’s state legislature employs some of the busiest and most creative anti-gun staffers in the world, who operate in an atmosphere of nearly complete permissiveness.

Quote of the Day Russell Phagan has never met a shooting sport rule he didn’t want to push.

Quote of the Day When the ATF talks about a “new era of reform,” the language sounds modest: transparency, accountability, and partnership with the firearms industry.

Quote of the Day We spent fifty years fighting a gun registry.

Quote of the Day Our research shows firearm owners are more likely to adopt safe and secure storage practices when they can choose from a range of devices that meet their needs, such as biometric safes for quick access or cable locks for hunting rifles.

Quote of the Day Because the right to carry is a federally recognized right, a state government cannot force someone to give up their right to keep and bear arms just because they crossed a state line.

Quote of the Day This is a not-insignificant reason we have generationally lost the war on guns on America.

Quote of the Day Fidel Castro was a murderous communist dictator.

Interesting: Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK British right-wing political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Quote of the Day I would definitely advocate for that from ground, up, like abolishing [the Constitution], rewriting it, including people’s voices that haven’t been included on there as well.

Via Paul Heck @paul_heck: One could argue that other countries such as in Western Europe people get along just fine without ordinary people carrying guns.

Quote of the Day I always understood why the Second Amendment was constitutionally protected.

Quote of the Day In 1948, a 32-year-old at Bell Labs published a paper nobody fully understood.

Quote of the Day Cooling-off periods infringe on the Second Amendment by preventing the lawful acquisition of firearms.