Shots Heard, Pinpointed and Argued Over - NYTimes.com -
Technology replacing manual effort and the private sector replacing government-run service.
Consider this in the light of a debate on the necessity/desirability of a jury trial. Would you rather have a jury decide who fired shots or this system?
Annals of Democracy: Rock, Paper, Scissors : The New Yorker -
History of Slate Voting - supposedly eliminated in NYC by Citizens Union around 1950. Possible precursor to the “direct democracy overlay on representative democracy” described in early Law Markets literature (inasmuch as we can call it literature).
Asia Is a Draw as U.S. Weighs Higher Taxes - WSJ.com -
More on the general trend of tax migration
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO - Bloomberg -
Eduardo Severin chooses his tax laws…
Rove: A Big Win for Romney in Iowa - WSJ.com -
According to Karl Rove, Rick Perry paid $430 for each vote in the 2012 Iowa Republican primary.
By my calculation, Barak Obama paid ~$11.71 for each of his votes in the 2008 general election ($750 million campaign budget / 64 million votes)
Is Printing A Gun The Same As Buying A Gun? | TechCrunch -
This is a great example of technology subverting law. 3D printers were developed for all sorts of practical purposes (rapid prototyping, replicating out-of-stock parts, etc). But it turns out, 3D printing can also be used to print guns and gun parts, thereby circumventing gun control laws.
What can government do to restrict this? They could outlaw the printing of guns and gun parts, but this would presumably be very difficult to police. They could restrict the sale of 3D printers entirely, but this would seem to have a disproportionate adverse impact on the numerous “legitimate” uses.
The article mentions that the “lower receiver” is both the only part for which a license is required and works if made of plastic. That makes this method perfectly suited for subverting gun laws.
My guess is that the government will respond by making more gun parts require licenses to purchase. I’m not sure who will object to this path, or how much political power they have.
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