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The New York Times opinion piece has an interesting comment regarding Missouri Governor Jay Nixon: “Mr. Nixon, a Democrat, vetoed the measure in June, saying it would allow individuals with a criminal record to legally carry a concealed firearm even though they had been, or would have been, denied a permit under the old law’s background check.”

Apparently, our governor is so stupid/naive that he believes that felons (those who are prohibited from possessing a gun by both federal and state law) had no choice prior to the new laws passage than to sign up for a concealed carry class, pay $100 or so for the class, spend 8 hours in the classroom and then trot on down to the Sheriff’s office, plop down their $50 for a permit and then be thwarted by the Sheriff’s background check. I guess it never occurred to him that convicted felons aren’t really all that concerned about following the law. It escapes his mental grasp that felons would probably just buy a gun on the street (bypassing a background check) and will just carry that gun without a permit . . . get this . . . without applying for a permit. No, he never saw that one coming. But, boy, by golly, now that Missouri passed this law felons will be able to carry guns (Guns they’re prohibited from possessing) without giving the Sheriff an opportunity to deny their permit.

Genuis, I tell you. Gov. Nixon is a freaking genius.