~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
Regarding that town nearby that passed a _requirement_ that all households have a gun: ... Pro-gun fascism is just as bad a anti-gun fascism.
I do recall that the "you must have a gun" town had some exemptions for folks opposed to guns, blah blah, but it still is intensely revolting to me that any town could ever pass such a law...
I can't find the exact quote, but Will Rogers quipped that every time Congress made a law, it was a joke. And every time Congress made a joke it was a law. The town near Morton Grove was not making a real requirement that every household have a gun, they were just making a joke at Morton Grove's expense. In addition to the "exceptions," there was no penalty for violation of the law, thus making sure it was unenforceable. It was not a case of "pro-gun fascism" but of rough American political humor. At the very least it kept the city council out of more serious mischief. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~