Oh, how wonderful it must be to have the clout to get a law passed that says you are immune from lawsuits. Really frees you up to do pretty much whatever you want.
I have my doubts that Mexico will prevail when this arrives at the doorstep of the Supreme Court. It's not just that they've become the rubberstamp you mentioned, but that the notion of guns is so ingrained in the culture that to do anything meaningful regarding their manufacture, distribution, and availability (not to mention their effects) is akin to calling upon Christ himself to convert to Islam and renounce bacon-cheeseburgers.
I think it's time the U.S. repealed the 2nd amendment. Seriously. That wouldn't mean you couldn't still have a gun, but the constitutional shield it erects and which so many scurry to hide behind would be gone, and at least we might have a chance of some meaningful and balanced reform.
We now return to our regular non ranty program.....
This is incredible stateside context to this ongoing battle. Hoping to publish a piece on how Mexican diplomacy mobilises these tactics to leverage its titanic neighbour to the north soon!
Good article thanks.
Oh, how wonderful it must be to have the clout to get a law passed that says you are immune from lawsuits. Really frees you up to do pretty much whatever you want.
I have my doubts that Mexico will prevail when this arrives at the doorstep of the Supreme Court. It's not just that they've become the rubberstamp you mentioned, but that the notion of guns is so ingrained in the culture that to do anything meaningful regarding their manufacture, distribution, and availability (not to mention their effects) is akin to calling upon Christ himself to convert to Islam and renounce bacon-cheeseburgers.
I think it's time the U.S. repealed the 2nd amendment. Seriously. That wouldn't mean you couldn't still have a gun, but the constitutional shield it erects and which so many scurry to hide behind would be gone, and at least we might have a chance of some meaningful and balanced reform.
We now return to our regular non ranty program.....
Thanks Mike.
Thank you Mike, grateful for how you lay out these issues.
This is incredible stateside context to this ongoing battle. Hoping to publish a piece on how Mexican diplomacy mobilises these tactics to leverage its titanic neighbour to the north soon!
Really a good one, Mike. I wrote a note on restack. You nailed it.