The catalyst for this blog, I have to admit, was my friend Peter’s recent posts regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling (pdf) that a DC gun ban is unconstitutional, and more broadly the question of domestic gun violence. Not that I have ever been particularly pro-gun-usage, or even expounded thoughts on the subject before, but for some reason Peter’s arguments stirred me. For a first post, this is probably more political than what I hope the general timbre of this blog will be. Let me know what you think (I am especially interested in Peter’s response) about this thought, about the subject, about anything.

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