Big Sky Cairn

They say rights fall like Dominoes - which is a really weak metaphor but I had to use it to justify that catchy headline!

The government is sending men with guns to your (Washington, DC) neighborhood. But don’t worry - it’s for your own good. They’re there (with their guns) to help eradicate (your) guns. I feel safer already.

Hat tip to Rabid Sanity for breaking this, and Missoulapolis for the additional commentary on a new program being implemented in Washington, DC among other places.

A tip for aspiring robbers, rapists and criminals: follow those “Safe Homes Initiative” squads around (discreetly of course). Keep a list of the addresses where the squads are welcomed and invited in. That night, you’ve got a perfect list of defenseless scores.

A tip for the veteran robbers, rapists and criminals: if you’ve got a dirty gun that you used in a crime sitting around the house, have the Squad come in and grant you immunity from arrest to find it and impound it. That way you won’t have to serve any time for crimes already committed. Better yet, find a house where the coppers are already searching and quickly hide the gun under the Welcome mat.

Would someone tell me why Max Baucus prefers living in Washington, DC to Montana, ’cause I don’t get it…

Actually, Max lives outside of DC in the comfortable suburbs of McLean, VA. Really nice house too. Great for entertaining all those lobbyists. And in VA, in addition to his excellent alarm system, he can own a gun.
So, Max won’t be bothered by these petty Constitutional trifles.

Thanks for the correction Steve - this made me wonder about his residency so I looked it up and found this:

http://www.tax.virginia.gov/site.cfm?alias=residencystatus#MEMBERSofCONGRESS

I guess Max is literally protected - legally - from losing his Montana residency. Regardless of where he lives.

Pretty good deal for him; no wonder he doesn’t have a place to live in Montana.