Bobbi has a nice wrapup of the CCC meeting last night wherein Ed Coleman's guns in parks proposal was discussed. Well, beat down, tabled, and tossed to committee, but I'm being polite.
What amazes me more than anything else is Lincoln Plowman's statement that he was concerned about passing such an ordinance because, in the words this morning's fishwrap puts in his mouth, "many city parks are close to schools." As I commented at Bobbi's:
So, Lincoln, let me get this straight. Are you saying that if I live next door to a school, that I should not be allowed to have firearms in my home? I mean, I honestly don't see the difference between legal firearms in a home near a school and legal firearms in a park near a school. In both cases the firearms are there for the purpose of self-defense, a right that is guaranteed by both the U.S. Constitution and the Indiana Constitution. Apparently Lincoln flunked his government class in high school, because he doesn't seem to understand this.Poor politicians make poor arguments. Hopefully poor Lincoln's ill-served constituents will consider diselecting him when the time comes, and choosing instead someone who knows how to argue more convincingly.
The problem with our City-County Council is that there are a bunch of wimp RINOs sitting on it. You guys used to sit up and oppose Big Bad Bart when you were in the minority. Now you fall in line with Ballard, whom none of you wanted in the first place, and lick his boots because he threatens a veto. The lot of you are pitiful and need to be thrown to the wolves. Please be kind enough to jump off the roof of the City-County Building prior to the next election and save us the trouble.
And as for you, Mayor Ballard, you are a disgrace to the uniform.
