Before we cats left town for the spring holiday, we heard some dour proclamations in the media that the whole gun-reform movement was stalled. And that, despite its bad behavior since Sandy Hook, the NRA's influence was as strong as ever.
Politicians, the pundits averred, would always wimp out on the issue as if — well, as if they had guns to their heads.
So why are we seeing headlines like:
"Lawmakers in Connecticut Approve Gun Limits Bill"?
"Colorado Governor Hickenlooper Signs Landmark Gun-Control Bills"?
"Passage of Maryland Gun Bill Hands Governor O'Malley Major Victory"?
Hm! On this 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, we're cautiously happy that things are moving forward — despite the naysaying of Pundit World. You know what? We cats are sick and tired of Pundit World.
But most of all, we're wondering when someone will call out Wayne LaPierre and the NRA on their desires to arm the world. Especially now that Texas DA Mike McLelland — who carried a gun 24/7 since the January 31 murder of his deputy — was shot 20 times in his home over the weekend.
Looks like that whole "good guy with a gun" scenario doesn't work after all. We cats HISS.
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