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Priorities are subjective.
Rulings rule. Real rulings recently reached (reportedly):
Greanleaf, Idaho, passed Ordinance 208, saying all residents need to have guns, in case another hurricane sends desperate refugees their way. Fortunately, you're allowed to opt out as a concientious objector if you remember to ask.
Belmont, CA, by contrast, has now completely banned smoking within city limits. (This one, also, has a nod to reality: inside your private, detached home you get to puff away right in front of your kids).
San Francisco, as you locals know, has found a middle ground, and marijuana smoking is now officially the police's lowest priority. I'm actually not at all happy about this. I abhor unclear laws, and any governance by which an activity is illegal, but basically accepted, is set up for trouble.
So you'd think I'd be in agreement with the Powys County Concil (Wales). They had to warn the makers of Welsh Dragon sausages recently that they were guilty of misleading advertising, in that their sausages did not, in fact, contain even the legal minimum of dragon.
Meh. I guess even clarity can go too far. Lesson learned: news is fun! Sorry these are all a bit late -- hopefully there's something here new to you.
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The San Francisco ordinance is probably partially inspired by the Berkeley Cannabis Ordinance which was passed in 1979.
Posted on Dec-18-2006 | Link
Ok-- so this means, in Greenleaf,Idaho, if you don't have a gun, you owe it to the local government to make this a matter of public record?
If I lived there, wouldn't I be slightly safer with a sign outside saying,
"please come in and shoot me?"
--because then the possibility of sarcasm still exists.
Perhaps I should appreciate Idahoans for making life here in Texas seem slightly less loony.
Posted on Dec-20-2006 | Link
In Switzerland, young men have mandatory service, and then they have to keep an assault rifle at home until the age of 30. Not quite every home has a weapon, but close to it. Wiki entry
Posted on Dec-25-2006 | Link