J.D.D. sent this piece about concealed carry in Michigan: 10 years after concealed weapons law, unclear why many in state were gun-shy [1]. (The good news is that we’re winning: I found an animated GIF at Wikipedia that shows the advance of the right to carry laws since 1986. [2] And guess what? There hasn’t been “blood in the streets” and “wild west shootouts.” Crime rates have actually been falling. Granted, this is partly because of our aging demographics. But I believe that some of the decrease in crime can be attributed to scared spitless criminals [3].)
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K.A.F. sent a link to a Brooklyn, New York newspaper story: Cops nab bizarre Prospect Park poachers [4]
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Super Congress to Target Second Amendment [5]
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J.T.M. sent this: Tiny blood card offers easier tests for remote areas [6]
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The BRAC Cometh: The U.S. Postal Service has released its “Expanded Access Study List” [7] for small post offices that it plans to shut down.