"Police Officers Refused Service at Buffalo Wild Wings Because of Guns"

You know that fear about guns has gone completely wacky when people are afraid of police officers carrying guns.

Eight police officers were refused service at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, apparently because they had their weapons displayed. 

The Prince William County Police officers were on duty, but were in plain clothes, said Daryl LaClair, a Prince William County resident who wrote a letter to the restaurant chain’s headquarters and started a public awareness campaign regarding the incident. . . .

Paul Krugman on owning guns for self-defense

From Krugman's appearance on ABC's This Week:

“What strikes me is we've actually gotten a glimpse into the mindset, though, of the pro-gun people and we've seen certainly Wayne LaPierre and some of these others. It's bizarre,” he said. “They have this vision that we're living in a ‘Mad Max’ movie and that nothing can be done about it, that America cannot manage unless everybody's prepared to shoot intruders, that the idea that we have police forces that provide public safety is somehow totally impractical, despite the fact that, you know, that is, in fact, the way we live.” 

 “So, I think that the terms of the debate have shifted,” he added. “Now the craziness of the extreme pro-gun lobby has been revealed, and that has got to move the debate and got to move the legislation at least to some degree.” . . .