David Mamet speaks out on gun control

[MillCreek]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/01/28/gun-laws-and-the-fools-of-chelm-by-david-mamet.html

I liked the line about pawnshops, by virtue of having armed guards, must be more valuable than our schools.

[Lee]

In the short term, a reasonable response to arsonists would be to hire more firefighters and extinguishers. The longer term response would be, how do you reduce the number of arsonists, or limit their impact. You have to approach a problem from both directions. In our current political environment, there are only extremes, and little rational thought.

[White Horseradish]

None of what he says is any great revelation, but it's always nice to read a piece by someone who is actually a good writer.

[RevDisk]

First picture in the article is from a PA rally at the Capital Building in Harrisburg. It seemed like there were nearly as many politicians as gun owners. And exactly two Capital Police, to keep folks from walking through the flower beds.