A few headlines:

The Senate argues gun control.  A lot of posturing, a lot of hot air; in the end, nothing much will happen.  That’s almost certainly for the best; government is at its least harmful when it simply does nothing.

Speaking of which:  What’s missing from the Senate’s gun-control bill? Quite a lot, apparently.

Carrying a Gun Saved My Life:  The Ryan Moore story.  This kind of thing happens more than some of the Senators named in the stories above would like to admit.

Also:  Women Prefer AR-15s.

Change of topic:  Are we slipping back into a recession?  The next two quarters will tell the tale, but 2012′s Q4 wasn’t encouraging.

Finally, on taxes:  It seems people really do vote with their feet.  This discovery rates at the “No shit, Sherlock” level of the resoundingly obvious.

Have a superior Thursday, True Believers.