Looks like we can look forward to a lot more handguns in Chicago. Scares the shit out of me because it comes down to personal responsibility and impulse control. A certain percentage of people are just stupid and irresponsible. We all know that. In a higher density population that percentage makes a much greater number of stupid irresponsible people allowed to run around with hidden deadly weapons. If everyone were honest, responsible and smart, we could legalize drugs, not bother with drunk-driving laws, and allow anyone access to uranium for their own enrichment.

We’ll see how it goes. Handgun freedom screams “wrongness” in my head, but I haven’t actually heard any winning arguments in favor of gun control. Maybe the city will be enriched by a wave of common sense, criminals will turn in their illegal guns to buy legal ones, and then everyone can have some friendly neighborhood firefights. Hey, everyone had a great time in the Cold War, right? We’re just bring that winning strategy home to ma and pa.