[DoodleBob]

As usual, thank you for your comprehensive yet concise post.

Where I would debate SLIGHTLY, is the issue of government wading into morality.

Put bluntly, many here are (IMHO, correctly) upset when, say, the CDC has a whole web page dedicated to "teacher resources" for kids who are confused about their sexuality etc. That's a FAMILY matter and not an enumerated power in the Constitution. And it sure as shinola isn't the CDC's job. Parenthetically, the CDC should be abolished as it, too, hasn't any basis in the Federalist Papers etc.

But I suspect a lotta FReepers would stand up and cheer if the BATFE stared sending cash and Eddie Eagle materials to schools for marksmanship clubs.

To be fair, this is a bit like debating when night ends and day begins and visa versa. I don't want the federal govt involved in education (it's not an Article 1, Section 8 enumerated power). But if the President, during his SOTU speech, invokes God, Guns, and Bacon, how would we feel about this period of Dusk?

I haven't the answer. But as usual, you provoke thought and that is the greater element of FR. Thank you.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But I suspect a lotta FReepers would stand up and cheer if the BATFE stared sending cash and Eddie Eagle materials to schools for marksmanship clubs.

Second Amendment. First part.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,"

It used to be required for the Militia (all free males between the ages of 14 and 45) to come out and drill on a monthly basis.

Now there is a certainly a debate to be had about whether it is a place for the Federal government to be involved or if it is a state or even local issue.

And in my perfect world, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a convenience store so take this for what it is worth.

[rlmorel]

I must tell you, DoodleBob, as I began to read your post and saw you write "...thank you for your comprehensive yet concise post..."

it made me grin because I thought "Oh, no...that is sarcasm (concise...not my forte) and the broadside is coming!" But I see you grasp the point I was trying to make, and even though I see yours (and other's as well) we may disagree at some level, we can still talk about it, which...is what I come here for anyway, so...thank you!

[GingisK]

Sexual orientation isn’t a natural right with support in the Bill of Rights. Firearm possession and use is. Eddie Eagle belongs in schools. the other crap doesn’t.