Guns & Chocolate.
Did you know Utah is the only state where college students are allowed to bring concealed weapons onto campus? I was reading the Longview News-Journal this morning and discovered that little gem right beneath an article discussing the VTech tragedy.
It reminded me of a town I read about in college, where it was a law that you had a firearm showing at all times. They were about an hour from a big city -- Chicago, if I remember correctly -- and they had a big problem with gangs coming to town and committing crimes. Once the show-your-gun law passed that problem pretty much disappeared.
The most interesting quote I found in the article was from a Republican <shock!> Senator in Utah:
"If government can't protect you, you should have the right to protect yourself."
I'm having a hard time finding the error in this statement. The only thing I can't figure out is why Oklahomans don't have a similar law. Everyone there is packing heat and I'm pretty sure the students don't leave their guns in their cars.
The other article I found interesting was that the FDA is looking at changing the definition of chocolate. Currently something must contain cacao fat to receive that coveted name, but the change "would make it possible to call something chocolate even if it had vegetable oil instead of that defining ingredient."
My favorite part of the article? The fact that protest websites have sprung up <Don'tMessWithOurChocolate.com> and petitions have been started. In the midst of all the serious troubles in our world, it must be fun to turn activist over something like this. :)
