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Gun Humor: Why Southern California Is Different than Real America
Townhall.com ^
| May 11, 2012
| Daniel J. Mitchell
Posted on 05/11/2012 4:45:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
Heres a joke I got from a friend in Alabama. Its somewhat similar to this gem about the difference between conservatives, liberals, and Texans.
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You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under 72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.
My favorite quote from the dimwit television reporter: Wow! He has about a quarter million machine gun bullets. The headline referred to it as a massive weapons cache.
By southern California standards someone owning 100,000 rounds would be called mentally unstable. Just imagine if he lived elsewhere:
In Arizona , hed be called an avid gun collector.
In Texas , hed be called a novice gun collector.
In Utah , hed be called moderately well prepared, but theyd probably reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity of stored food.
In Montana , hed be called The neighborhood Go-To guy.
In Idaho , hed be called a likely gubernatorial candidate.
In Wyoming , hed be called an eligible bachelor.
In Wisconsin , hed be called a deer hunting buddy.
Regulation is a hidden tax that in many cases raises the cost of creating jobs and generating wealth. Here are some staggering numbers.
But those numbers probably dont mean anything because they are so large. So lets look at an example of regulation run amok. Here are some of the details from a report at the Daily Caller.
It could cost U.S. employers between $2 billion and $4 billion to comply with an obscure Americans with Disabilities Act regulation meant to protect workers who are gun-shy in public restrooms. According to an informal discussion letter the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued in August 2011, paruresis more commonly known as shy bladder syndrome qualifies as a disability under the amended Americans with Disabilities Act.
If every employer large enough to be subject to the ADA were to hedge against future lawsuits by adding segregated restrooms for timid tinklers, the cost would exceed the gross domestic product of many small nations.
Failure to comply with EEOC regulations could open businesses up to potential lawsuits from shy leakers because, according to the commission, employers must provide reasonable accommodation for employees with disabilities. The EEOC reports that the median cost of complying with an ADAAA-covered disability is just $240 substantially less than the thousands of dollars it could cost to accommodate a social phobia by building a new bathroom.
Im not a big fan of going to the bathroom in front of other people, so Im not unsympathetic to those who dont like crowded public restrooms. And I certainly can sympathize with those who dont like having to pee in a cup for a silly drug test.
But I also believe in common sense, and thats one thing thats often missing at regulatory agencies. If you think this story is out of character, then consider these examples.
Gee, its almost enough to make you think regulation is part of the problem, not the solution.
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To: TexasRedeye
Me too, I like physically touching and inspecting the components for each round I make.
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posted on
05/11/2012 7:56:08 AM PDT
by
dangerdoc
(see post #6)
To: Travis McGee
Lots of ammo and an escape tunnel sound like great ideas to me.Has to be on a downgrade, with smooth walls, and a wide skateboard to sit on, and trap doors to close behind in series.
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posted on
05/11/2012 7:59:01 AM PDT
by
going hot
(Happiness is a momma deuce)
To: Travis McGee
I need to work on my tunnel.
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posted on
05/11/2012 11:14:22 AM PDT
by
donmeaker
(Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
To: Kaslin
To: Travis McGee
Lots of ammo and an escape tunnel sound like great ideas to me. See you in Wyoming one of these days.
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05/16/2012 12:31:13 PM PDT
by
archy
(I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!)
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