Chelsea,
Thanks for that correction. I spent all this time trying to look into whether it was called Harding University yet that I completely overlooked the move in location. I appreciate your insight and thanks for reading.
That's fair, so switch it to Open Streets 704 or any other free, family-friendly event where alcohol is not sold. Although I appreciate you pointing out the gun laws I overlooked, the hypothetical situation is irrelevant, because the point was to make it, as you said, ludicrous and preposterous, as a way to hold a mirror to the type of fear mongering being carried out by gun lobbyists for decades in an effort to make everyone feel like they're unsafe if they're unarmed.
The simple takeaway from this whole bill regardless of whether three states saw declines in homicide rates, which could have been for any number of reasons is that any law enforcement officer will tell you that adding more untrained hands holding guns to a dangerous situation will only make it less safe. The fact is, the CCW permit process was not broken, and making sure folks know how to use their guns is not in any way a harmful practice.
Although I'm sure you disagree with the purposefully ridiculous way I started the story, I did make sure to include folks on both sides of the issue and in between. I appreciate your response.
Mike,
Fair point. I did explain in the article that obtaining a CCW permit would still be a choice for gun owners, but you're right that the use of the word "eliminate" in the original headline was misleading. It has been changed. Thanks for reaching out.
This was absolutely supposed to make clear that we were just kidding and wish her the best, and must have gotten taken out in editing or something at some point. Absolutely no disrespect to Kate, and please let us know any other showings you have in town in the future so we can plug those, too. I'm removing the failed joke from the above entry before we plug it on Twitter later. My apologies.
Thanks for reaching out, Ernest. Fixed it. Apologies to Che'.
Hey Emiene, I just added a sentence to the 24th graf -- beginning "Black Mamas Bail Out organizers will offer help connecting..." -- to help clarify that. Long story short, the canvassing efforts in Section 8 housing will be an attempt to find families who are missing mothers due to incarceration.
Dork Knight, I did put some thought into that before going to print, but I respectfully disagree with your take on it. I simply wanted to show an example of the confusion and miscommunication that's led to delays in opening a new location.
The bathroom issue and the fact that he thought he needed to build two more led to major delays in opening this spot. It's what he believed was needed, regardless of whether it was. That's why I confirmed with code enforcement and clearly reported that HB2 had not had any effect on how occupancy affects bathrooms. Definitely no "political posturing" intended.