Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Runner's Heights: Fewer Guns in the Stocking Stuffers

Cumulative mileage: 111 miles...

As I increase my mileage, I am realizing that finding sources of water or liquids along the way is becoming more and more necessary. If you are running in a dry weather in Los Angeles, the need is all the more evident. So, I'll be looking for water bottles that you can strap to your body or some spots where there is a public water faucets. There will be reports on this later.

The Supreme Court is to decide on the fate of the gun laws in the District of Columbia soon. The second amendment and our founding fathers sought to empower the militia letting them use guns to protect and to serve. I guess the term, "militia", has different connotations today and maybe, the founding fathers intended the privilege enshrined in the U.S. Constitution for the police. The work of the police today would be probably less dangerous if fewer criminals trained guns on the police themselves. Editing gun laws is tantamount to sacrilege and blasphemy in many circles of the U.S. and the Supreme Court and it is unlikely that we will see a sea change in gun control anytime soon. But at least, the media will get to rattle the cages of Judge Scalia and the NRA for a few days.

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