And now for something truly surreal. The city of Nelson (population 1300) has passed an ordinance that requires all heads of household to keep and maintain a firearm.
In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain and firearm, together with ammunition therefor.
Apparently, the school system could use some extra funding, but I digress.
Like the Kennesaw ordinance that presumably inspired it, the law contains no penalty for noncompliance and it exempts people with disabilities, felons, paupers, and those with beliefs that contradict firearms ownership. It’s a symbolic thing.
Of course, that doesn’t deter the Brady Campaign in the least, and they found a plaintiff to challenge its constitutionality. This is where it gets really odd. Continued...