The problem with government isn’t just that we have too many laws, but that the ones we have often don’t work. In 2000, two-thirds of all alcohol-related traffic deaths involved a driver with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.14 or higher. The legal limit was 0.10. So did Congress, in its wisdom, do anything to encourage states to crack down on drivers who the […]
Crime
Conceal Carry Takes Effect in Another State
Recently, Minnesota became the 34th state to enact conceal-carry, or “shall issue” laws. Typically, these laws provide a statewide standard for who is and who is not allowed to carry a concealed handgun. Absent such laws, local authorities have greater discretion. As the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports, the new law “calls on the state’s 87 sheriffs to give permits to law-abiding, mentally competent residents who […]