Open thread for night owls: Gun safety for thee, not for me

Meanwhile, in California:

A group of seven Republican state lawmakers proposed legislation Wednesday that would allow school districts to use education funds to train teachers, administrators and janitors to use guns so they can protect campuses from violent intruders.

The lawmakers, led by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of San Bernardino, made the proposal in response to last month's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 children and six adults.

Donnelly, who once pleaded no-contest to bringing a loaded gun to Ontario airport and was fined more than $2,200 fine, said the school marshal program would provide the same sense of security, making sure those carrying concealed weapons have permits and training and making sure nobody would know who the school marshal is.

Yes, I live in a state where an assemblyman can be fined for stashing a loaded gun in his airline luggage and still consider himself a valuable legislative voice in deciding how to best keep the rest of us safe. Point taken, other states.

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