Ron Paul wannabe and jaunty hat afficionado Schaeffer Cox invited paranoid Fairbanksians to join him and his Second Amendment Task Force in walking around strapped this weekend as a protest against "ongoing encroachment on the right to bear arms." A good example being Alaska's complete lack of any laws restricting the carrying of guns. Cox and his superpatriot brethren understandably chafe at the outlandish requirements that they be 21 years old, not felons, and ... um, nothing else, in order to strap some caged heat to their loins and strut like roosters. I propose a standing ten dollar bet that "the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" is tattooed accross Cox's ass.
They even wrote and signed a letter outlining their views. It consists mostly of self-important puffery reminiscent of the writings of many an angst ridden tenth grader who haplessly wandered by the Alaska Independence Party booth at the state fair and grasped the TRUTH that all government, everywhere, is fake. It even has a subject heading that reads "The Big Ideas Presented." Anti-gun lunatic and Fairbanks Police Chief Don Hoffman was kind enough to note that it is perfectly legal to carry, openly or concealed, in Alaska, however there possibly are laws against "Stand[ing] together in non-compliance to further [any at all] firearm regulations..." Checking google, checking, and ... yes, there are in fact laws against disregarding all laws you disagree with.
We wish S. Cox well in his endeavor to ride this movement to winning more than 36% in the next HD 7 Republican primary. Word of advice little buddy: if you run as a fringe candidate (and take off that goddamned hat), you'll keep your name in the news after a primary! Can someone send him his membership card for the Association of Twentysomething Asshats who have Run Pitifully Embarrassing Campaigns for State Legislature? (ATARPECSL)
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