The Canadian Census gets more and more intrusive every year. The so-called "Short Form" is certainly not short, and the "Long Form" only gets longer. That's not surprising, if one examines it from the bureaucrats' point of view: job security. For government workers, if nothing else, are fantastic at justifying their existence. So forms get longer. Regulations get … [Read more...]
More anti-gun stupidity from Across the Pond
Britain is nothing if not ban-happy. It wasn't enough to ban guns after the Dunblane Massacre back in 1989. They're now going after starter pistols. Why? Because some criminals used them recently in some holdups. Granted, the thugs had converted them from blank-firing to be able to fire live ammunition, but as with all bans for political reasons, this one is having … [Read more...]