Tag Archives: concealed carry

Portland, Maine, as assessed by Google Reviews: September, 2013 Edition

While trying to find their holiday hours online, I found a review of the Maine Mall as written by a concealed carry / Apple Store enthusiast. Inspired by this glorious finding, I poked around Google (and Zagat) Reviews to see how Portland looks to those who care enough to share their feelings [often anonymously] with […]

On political optics, dangerous precedent …

On political optics, dangerous precedent, avoiding looking like a friend to child molesters, and how journalism works I was heartened to read Rep. Brian Jones’ opinion piece about the dangerous precedent set by the passing of LD 576 [Resolve to Protect Concealed Handgun Permit Information on a Temporary Basis]. He wrote: I won’t write about […]

On fear, action, legislation and the BDN concealed weapons permit “scandal”

I have been struggling to better understand why I was unsettled to my core by the concealed weapons permit hoopla that occurred last week and has, by way of inspiring the passing of emergency legislation, carried over into this one. On one hand, I was outraged by the response of those claiming to act in […]